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Genesis 30:16-18
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Genesis 30:16-18
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16 Jacob came in from the fields that night. Leah saw him and went out to meet him. She said, “You will sleep with me tonight. I have paid for you with my son’s flowers.” So Jacob slept with Leah that night.
17 Then God allowed Leah to become pregnant again. She gave birth to a fifth son. 18 She said, “God has given me a reward because I gave my slave to my husband.” So she named her son Issachar.[a]
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- Genesis 30:18 Issachar This is like the Hebrew word meaning “reward” or “salary.”
Genesis 30:16-18
New International Version
Genesis 30:16-18
New International Version
16 So when Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. “You must sleep with me,” she said. “I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.”(A) So he slept with her that night.
17 God listened to Leah,(B) 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.”(C) So she named him Issachar.[a](D)
Footnotes
- Genesis 30:18 Issachar sounds like the Hebrew for reward.
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