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Genesis 30:18 Then Leah said, "God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband." So she named him Issachar.
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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />She named him Issachar, for she said, “God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband as a wife.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Leah said, “God has given me my wages because I gave my servant to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Leah said, “God has given me my wages, because I have given my maid to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Leah said, “God has given me my reward, because I gave my slave to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Leah said, “God has given me my wages because I gave my maid to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Leah said, “God has given me my wages, because I gave my maid to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Leah said, “God has given me my wages because I gave my servant-woman to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Leah said, “God has given me my reward because I have given my maid to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my slave to my husband,” and she named him Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my slave to my husband,” and she named him Issachar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Leah shouted, "God has rewarded me for letting Jacob marry my servant," and she named the boy Issachar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Leah said, "God has given me my reward because I gave my slave to my husband." So she named him Issachar [Reward].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Leah said, "God has given me my reward, because I gave my slave to my husband"; so she named her son Issachar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Leah said, "God has paid me for giving my servant to my husband as his wife." So she named him Issachar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Leah said, ?God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.? So she named him Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Leah said, "God has granted me a reward because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife." So she named him Issachar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Leah said, "God has given me my wages, because I gave my servant to my husband." So she named him Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Leah said, “God has given me my hire, because I gave my servant to my husband.” She named him Issachar. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Leah says, “God has given my hire, because I have given my maidservant to my husband”; and she calls his name Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Leah saith, 'God hath given my hire, because I have given my maid-servant to my husband;' and she calleth his name Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Leah will say, God gave me My hire because I gave my maid to my husband: and she will call his name Issachar.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And said: God hath given me a reward, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she called his name Issachar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And she said, “God has given a reward to me, because I gave my handmaid to my husband.” And she called his name Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Leah then said, “God has given me my wages for giving my maidservant to my husband”; so she named him Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Leah said, “God has given me my hire because I gave my maid to my husband”; so she named him Issachar.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Leah said, God has rewarded me, because I have given my maid to my husband; so she called his name Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Leah said, “God gave my reward for I have given my Maid to my husband”, and she called his name, Issakar.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Leah said: 'God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she called his name Issachar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/30-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=7326" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/30.htm">Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17</span>And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3812.htm" title="3812: lê·’āh (N-proper-fs) -- Weary, a wife of Jacob. From la'ah; weary; Leah, a wife of Jacob.">Then Leah</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">“God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">has rewarded me</a> <a href="/hebrew/7939.htm" title="7939: śə·ḵā·rî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Hire, wages. From sakar; payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">giving</a> <a href="/hebrew/8198.htm" title="8198: šip̄·ḥā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Maid, maidservant. Feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out; a female slave.">my maidservant</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lə·’î·šî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">to my husband.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: wat·tiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">So she named him</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3485.htm" title="3485: yiś·śā·š·ḵār (N-proper-ms) -- (strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from nasa' and sakar; he will bring a reward; Jissaskar, a son of Jacob.">Issachar.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-32.htm">Genesis 29:32</a></span><br />And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-13.htm">Genesis 49:13</a></span><br />Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-18.htm">Deuteronomy 33:18</a></span><br />Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-18.htm">Judges 5:18</a></span><br />Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/12-32.htm">1 Chronicles 12:32</a></span><br />From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Psalm 127:3</a></span><br />Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">Ruth 4:13-17</a></span><br />So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. / Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel. / He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-20.htm">1 Samuel 1:20</a></span><br />So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-21.htm">1 Samuel 2:21</a></span><br />So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-18.htm">Isaiah 8:18</a></span><br />Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-2.htm">Matthew 1:2</a></span><br />Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-57.htm">Luke 1:57-58</a></span><br />When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son. / Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-13.htm">Luke 1:13-14</a></span><br />But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John. / He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21</a></span><br />A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-7.htm">Romans 9:7-8</a></span><br />Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.</p><p class="hdg">and she.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/35-23.htm">Genesis 35:23</a></b></br> The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/46-13.htm">Genesis 46:13</a></b></br> And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-14.htm">Genesis 49:14,15</a></b></br> Issachar <i>is</i> a strong ass couching down between two burdens: … </p><p class="hdg">Issachar.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/30-12.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/genesis/29-15.htm">Hire</a> <a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/revelation/7-7.htm">Issachar</a> <a href="/revelation/7-7.htm">Is'sachar</a> <a href="/genesis/30-17.htm">Leah</a> <a href="/genesis/30-12.htm">Maid</a> <a href="/genesis/24-57.htm">Maiden</a> <a href="/genesis/30-12.htm">Maidservant</a> <a href="/genesis/30-12.htm">Maid-Servant</a> <a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Rewarded</a> <a href="/genesis/29-29.htm">Servant-Girl</a> <a href="/genesis/29-15.htm">Wages</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/35-25.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/genesis/30-28.htm">Hire</a> <a href="/genesis/30-20.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/genesis/35-23.htm">Issachar</a> <a href="/genesis/35-23.htm">Is'sachar</a> <a href="/genesis/30-19.htm">Leah</a> <a href="/genesis/35-25.htm">Maid</a> <a href="/genesis/34-3.htm">Maiden</a> <a href="/genesis/35-25.htm">Maidservant</a> <a href="/genesis/32-5.htm">Maid-Servant</a> <a href="/genesis/30-28.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/genesis/44-4.htm">Rewarded</a> <a href="/exodus/2-5.htm">Servant-Girl</a> <a href="/genesis/30-28.htm">Wages</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, gives Bilhah her maid unto Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-5.htm">Bilhah bears Dan and Naphtali.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-9.htm">Leah gives Zilpah her maid, who bears Gad and Asher.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-14.htm">Reuben finds mandrakes, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">with which Leah buys her husband's company of Rachel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-17.htm">Leah bears Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-22.htm">Rachel bears Joseph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Jacob desires to depart.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-27.htm">Laban detains him on a new agreement.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Jacob's policy, whereby he becomes rich.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Her role in the narrative is significant as she is the mother of six of the twelve tribes of Israel. Leah's statement reflects her ongoing struggle for her husband Jacob's affection, which is a recurring theme in her story. Her words often reveal her deep desire for love and recognition within her family dynamics.<p><b>“God has rewarded me</b><br>Leah attributes the birth of her son to divine intervention, acknowledging God's role in her life. This reflects the belief in God's sovereignty and involvement in human affairs, a common theme throughout the Bible. Leah's understanding of reward here is tied to her actions and the cultural context of her time, where children were seen as a blessing and a sign of favor from God.<p><b>for giving my maidservant to my husband.”</b><br>This refers to the practice of surrogate motherhood, which was culturally accepted in the ancient Near East. Leah gave her maidservant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife to bear children on her behalf, similar to the earlier account of Sarah and Hagar. This practice highlights the importance of lineage and inheritance in biblical times, as well as the lengths to which individuals would go to secure their family's future.<p><b>So she named him Issachar.</b><br>The name Issachar is significant and is often interpreted to mean "reward" or "there is recompense." Naming in the Bible often reflects circumstances of birth or prophetic insights into the child's future. Issachar would become one of the tribes of Israel, known for its agricultural prosperity and later, its role in supporting King David. The naming of Issachar ties back to Leah's perception of divine reward and her ongoing narrative of seeking validation and blessing through her children.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/leah.htm">Leah</a></b><br>The first wife of Jacob, Leah is the sister of Rachel. She feels unloved compared to Rachel and seeks to earn Jacob's affection through bearing children.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/issachar.htm">Issachar</a></b><br>The fifth son of Leah and the ninth son of Jacob. His name is derived from the Hebrew word "sakar," meaning "wages" or "reward," reflecting Leah's belief that God rewarded her for giving her maidservant to Jacob.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The patriarch who becomes the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. His relationships with Leah and Rachel are central to the account of Genesis.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine being who Leah credits with giving her a son as a reward for her actions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/maidservant.htm">Maidservant</a></b><br>Refers to Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, whom Leah gave to Jacob as a wife to bear children on her behalf.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_family_dynamics.htm">God's Sovereignty in Family Dynamics</a></b><br>Leah's account reminds us that God is at work even in complex and difficult family situations. He can bring about His purposes through human actions, even when they are flawed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_desire_for_approval.htm">The Desire for Approval</a></b><br>Leah's naming of Issachar reflects her deep desire for approval and love. This can prompt us to consider where we seek validation and how we can find our worth in God's love rather than human approval.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_naming.htm">The Role of Faith in Naming</a></b><br>In biblical times, names often reflected faith and circumstances. Leah's choice to name her son Issachar shows her belief in God's provision and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_rewards.htm">Understanding God's Rewards</a></b><br>Leah interprets Issachar's birth as a reward from God. This can lead us to reflect on how we perceive God's blessings and rewards in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_human_relationships.htm">The Complexity of Human Relationships</a></b><br>The account of Leah, Rachel, and Jacob illustrates the complexity of human relationships and the need for grace and understanding in our interactions with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_memorize_bible_verses_well.htm">What role did Issachar play among Jacob's sons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_issachar's_role_among_jacob's_sons.htm">What role did Issachar play among Jacob's sons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_work.htm">Who are the Sons of Jacob?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_sons_of_jacob.htm">Who are the Sons of Jacob?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Issachar.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">there is hire. </span>As is so often the case in Hebrew names, there is a double play in the word: for, first, it alluded to the strange fact that Jacob had been hired of Rachel by the mandrakes; but, secondly, Leah gives it a higher meaning, "for God," she says, "hath given me my hire." In her eyes the birth of her fifth son was a Divine reward for the self-sacrifice involved in giving her maid to Jacob, and which had been followed by years of neglect of herself. As, too, it is said that "God hearkened unto Leah," we may feel sure that she had prayed for God's blessing upon her re-union with her husband; for Calvin's objection that prayer would scarcely accompany such odious courses has little weight. Leah and Rachel were uneducated and untrained country women, whose sole anxiety was to have offspring. Leah was the most religious and best disciplined of the two; and the shame ideally was that she should have been forced thus to buy her husband's attentions.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Leah said, God</span> - Elohim; a proof of the lower religious consciousness into which Leah had fallen (Hengstenberg), though perhaps on the above hypothesis an e<span class="accented">vide</span>nce of her piety and faith (Keil, Lange) - <span class="cmt_word">hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband</span>: - <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. as a reward for my self-denial (Keil, Murphy); an exclamation in which appears Leah's love for Jacob (Lange), if not also a tacit acknowledgment that she had her fears lest she may have sinned in asking him to wed Zilpah (Rosenmüller) - <span class="cmt_word">and she called his name Issachar</span> - "There is Reward," or "There is Hire;" containing a double allusion to her hire of Jacob and her reward for Zilpah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/30-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Leah</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(lê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3812.htm">Strong's 3812: </a> </span><span class="str2">Leah -- 'weary', a wife of Jacob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has rewarded</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me for</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">giving</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֥תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my maidservant</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁפְחָתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(šip̄·ḥā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8198.htm">Strong's 8198: </a> </span><span class="str2">Maid, maidservant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to my husband.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאִישִׁ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’î·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So she named him</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּקְרָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Issachar.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשָּׂשכָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·śā·š·ḵār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3485.htm">Strong's 3485: </a> </span><span class="str2">Issachar -- perhaps 'there is recompense', a son of Jacob and Leah, also a son of Obed-edom</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/30-18.htm">Genesis 30:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/30-18.htm">Genesis 30:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/30-18.htm">Genesis 30:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/30-18.htm">Genesis 30:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/30-18.htm">Genesis 30:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/30-18.htm">Genesis 30:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/30-18.htm">Genesis 30:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/30-18.htm">Genesis 30:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/30-18.htm">Genesis 30:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/30-18.htm">Genesis 30:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/30-18.htm">OT Law: Genesis 30:18 Leah said God has given me my (Gen. 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