Genesis 30:18
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And afterwards she bare a daughter,.... Which some writers, as Aben Ezra observes, say, was at the same birth with…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 30:1-43
- Jacob’s Family and Wealth 6. דן dān, Dan, “judge, lord.” 8. נפתלי naptālı̂y, Naphtali, “wrestling.” 11. גד gād,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
God hath given me my hire - שכרי sechari. And she called his name Issachar, יששכר, This word is compounded of יש yesh,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 30:14-24
Here is, I. Leah fruitful again, after she had, for some time, left off bearing. Jacob, it should seem, associated more…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
hire Heb. sâchâr= "wages," "reward."
Issachar The name receives a twofold explanation, in its derivation from sâchâr:…
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