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18 Leah said, “God has given me my hire because I gave my maid to my husband,” so she named him Issachar.[a]

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  1. 30.18 In Heb Issachar resembles the word for my hire

32 Of Issachar, those who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, two hundred chiefs, and all their kindred under their command.(A)

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18 And of Zebulun he said,

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
    and Issachar, in your tents.(A)

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14 Issachar is a strong donkey,
    lying down between the sheepfolds;
15 he saw that a resting place was good
    and that the land was pleasant,
so he bowed his shoulder to the burden
    and became a slave at forced labor.

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13 The children of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Jashub,[a] and Shimron.

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  1. 46.13 Compare Sam Gk: MT Iob

23 The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

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