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Genesis 30:17-19
English Standard Version
Genesis 30:17-19
English Standard Version
17 And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 Leah said, “God has given me my wages because I gave my servant to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar.[a]
19 And Leah conceived again, and she bore Jacob a sixth son.
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- Genesis 30:18 Issachar sounds like the Hebrew for wages, or hire
Genesis 30:17-19
New International Version
Genesis 30:17-19
New International Version
17 God listened to Leah,(A) and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband.”(B) So she named him Issachar.[a](C)
19 Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son.
Footnotes
- Genesis 30:18 Issachar sounds like the Hebrew for reward.
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