Genesis 49:14

Issachar has desired that which is good; 1 Resting between the inheritances. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:

In Context

13Zebulun shall dwell on the coast, 1 And he shall be by a haven of ships, 1 And shall extend to Sidon. 1

15And having seen the resting place that it was good, 1 And the land that it was fertile, 1 He subjected his shoulder to labor, 1 And became a husbandman. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:18And to Zebulun he said, 1 Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out, 1 And Issachar in his tents. 1

Judges 5:15And princes in Issachar were with Deborah and Barak, 1 Thus she sent Barak on his feet in the valleys 1 Into the portions of Reuben; 1 Great pangs reached to the heart. 1

1 Chronicles 12:32And of the half-tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, even those who were named by name, to make David king.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:14-22

13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for a haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. 18 I… Read the whole commentary →

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