Genesis 30:18
And Lea said, God has given me my reward, because I gave my maid to my husband; and she called his name Issachar, which is, Reward.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
17And God hearkened to Lea, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
19And Lea conceived again, and bore Jacob a sixth son.
Cross References
Genesis 46:13And the sons of Phares were Esron, and Jemuel. And the sons of Issachar; Thola, and Phua, and Asum, and Sambran.
Deuteronomy 33:18And to Zabulon he said, Rejoice, Zabulon, in thy going out, and Issachar in his tents.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:15-25
14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes. 15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes. 16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come… Read the whole commentary →