Genesis 49:14

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.”

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BSBPD

“Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Issacher <FI>is<Fi> a strong ass, Crouching between the two folds;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 49:14 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 30:18Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
  2. Deuteronomy 33:18Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.
  3. Joshua 19:17The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
  4. Judges 5:15The 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.
  5. Judges 10:1After 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.
  6. 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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