Genesis 49:14
12 His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
13 Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
15 He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
16 Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
- KJV
- Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
- WEB
- “Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.
- ASV
- Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds:
- DARBY
- Issachar is a bony ass, Crouching down between two hurdles.
- BLB
- Issachar is a strong-boned donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
- ÅB
- Issakar er et sterktbygget esel, som hviler mellom sine hegn.
- OTB
- «Issakar er som et kraftig esel, hvilende blant sauefoldene.
- B1930
- Issakar er et sterktbygget asen, som hviler mellem sine hegn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 12:32
From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
Read in contextGenesis 30:18
Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:18
Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.
Read in contextJoshua 19:17–23
The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
Read in contextJudges 5:15–16
The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
Read in contextJudges 10:1
After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
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