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16 So when Jacob came from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him.

Leah: Tonight you must sleep with me because I have hired you for a good price—some of my son’s mandrakes.

So he slept with her that night. 17 God listened to Leah and showed her His favor, and after many years she again conceived and gave birth to her fifth son for Jacob.

Leah: 18 God has paid me my wages, since I gave my servant to my husband.

This is why she named her son Issachar.

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