Genesis 30:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.”
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“Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Leah saith, `God hath given my hire, because I have given my maid-servant to my husband;' and she calleth his name Issachar.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 30:18 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 46:13The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
- Genesis 49:14Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
- Deuteronomy 33:18Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.
- 1 Chronicles 12:32From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
- Revelation 7:7from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,
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