Genesis 30:18

And Leah said, Elohim hath given me my hire, because I have given my shifchah to my ish; and she called shmo Yissakhar.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

In Context

17And Elohim paid heed unto Leah, and she conceived, and bore Ya'akov ben chamishi.

19And Leah conceived again, and bore Ya'akov ben shishi.

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Cross References

Genesis 46:13And the Bnei Yissakhar: Tola, and Puvah, and Yov, and Shimron.

Deuteronomy 33:18And of Zevulun he said, 1 Rejoice, Zevulun, in thy going out; 1 and, Yissakhar, in thy oholim. 1

Revelation 7:7Of the shevet of Shim'on, 12,000, 1 of the shevet of Levi, 12,000, 1 of the shevet of Yissa'khar, 12,000, 1

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 →

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