Genesis 30:18 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 30:18

Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Hebrew Questions on Genesis (420)

(Verse 17 and 18.) And God heard Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob her fifth son, and she said, 'God has given me my wages because I gave my maid to my husband.' And she called his name Issachar. The Septuagint Interpreters have given the etymology of this name, it is wages. Not that, as many wrongly read with an added pronoun, it is to be understood as written, which is wages, but the whole name is interpreted, it is wages.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Leah was now blessed with two sons; the first she called Issachar ( a hire ), reckoning herself well repaid for her mandrakes, nay (which is a strange construction of the providence) rewarded for giving her maid to her husband. Note, We abuse God's mercy when we reckon that his favours countenance and patronize our follies.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

God hath given me my hire - שכרי sechari. And she called his name Issachar, יששכר, This word is compounded of יש yesh, Is, and שכר sachar, Wages, from שכר sachar, to content, satisfy, saturate; hence a satisfaction or compensation for work done, etc.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	va.To.mer	and she said	H559 →
לֵאָ֗ה	le.'Ah	Leah	H3812 →
נָתַ֤ן	na.Tan	he has given	H5414 →
אֱלֹהִים֙	'E.lo.Him	God	H430 →
שְׂכָרִ֔י	se.kha.Ri	reward my	H7939 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	that	H834 →
נָתַ֥תִּי	na.Ta.ti	I gave	H5414 →
שִׁפְחָתִ֖י	shif.cha.Ti	maidservant my	H8198 →
לְאִישִׁ֑י	le.'i.Shi	to husband my	H376 →
וַתִּקְרָ֥א	va.tik.Ra'	and she called	H7121 →
שְׁמ֖וֹ	she.Mo	name his	H8034 →
יִשָּׂשכָֽר׃	yi.so.sh.Khar	Issachar	H3485 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Chronicles 12:32
From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:17
  Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
- Luke 12:56–57
  You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
- Esther 1:13
  Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
- Proverbs 14:8
  The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
- Isaiah 33:6
  He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
Through
Genesis 35:23
The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
leads to
- Genesis 30:18–20
  Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
Through
Deuteronomy 33:18
Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.
leads to
- Genesis 49:13–15
  Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
Through
Genesis 46:13
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 12:32
  From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About Genesis