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17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived and gave birth to a fifth son unto Jacob.

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

19 And Leah conceived again and gave birth to the sixth son unto Jacob.

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17 God listened to Leah,(A) 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.”(B) So she named him Issachar.[a](C)

19 Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:18 Issachar sounds like the Hebrew for reward.