Genesis 30:18
16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
20 And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
- KJV
- And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
- WEB
- Leah said, “God has given me my hire, because I gave my servant to my husband.” She named him Issachar.
- ASV
- And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
- DARBY
- And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I have given my maidservant to my husband; and she called his name Issachar.
- BLB
- And Leah said, “God has given me my reward, because I have given my maidservant to my husband.” And she called his name Issachar.
- ÅB
- Da sa Lea: Gud har gitt meg min lønn, fordi jeg lot min mann få min slavekvinne. Og hun kalte ham Issakar[^7].
- OTB
- Lea sa: "Gud har belønnet meg for at jeg ga min tjenestepike til min mann." Så kalte hun ham Isaskar.
- B1930
- Da sa Lea: Gud har gitt mig min lønn, fordi jeg lot min mann få min trælkvinne. Og hun kalte ham Issakar. / < han kommer med lønn.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 49:14–15
Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
Read in contextGenesis 35:23
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:18
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
Read in contextGenesis 46:13
And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
Read in context1 Chronicles 12:32
And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
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