Genesis 30:18

Then Leah said, “I reckon God is happy with me, because I let Jacob sleep with my working woman Zilpah. And now, God let me have another baby. It’s like God is paying me for that good thing I did.” And Leah named that baby Issachar. That name means pay.

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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

17God was good to Leah. He knew that Leah wanted to have more kids. So after Jacob slept with Leah, God made a baby start growing inside her. Later on, Leah had that baby, and it was a boy. He was another son for Jacob, and he was son number 5 for Leah.

19Later on, Leah had another baby boy, so Jacob had another son. He was son number 6 for Leah.

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Cross References

Genesis 46:13Jacob and Leah’s next son was Issachar. Issachar’s sons were, – Tola – Puvah – Yashub – Shimron

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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