Leah said, “God has given me my hire, because I gave my servant to my husband.” She named him Issachar.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
- NKJV Leah said, “God has given me my wages, because I have given my maid to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar.
- NASB Then Leah said, “God has given me my reward, because I gave my slave to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
- NLT She named him Issachar, for she said, “God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband as a wife.”
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 1 Chr 12:32Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their heads were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their command.
- Gen 46:13The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.
- Gen 35:23The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- Gen 49:14–15“Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.
- Deut 33:18About Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents.
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