Genesis 30:18-20
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18 Leah said, ‘God has helped me because I gave my servant to Jacob as a wife.’ She called her son Issachar.
19 Leah became pregnant again and she gave Jacob a sixth son. 20 Leah said, ‘God has given me this valuable gift. Now my husband will respect me because I have given him six sons.’ She called this son Zebulun.
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Genesis 30:18-20
New International Version
18 Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband.”(A) So she named him Issachar.[a](B)
19 Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son. 20 Then Leah said, “God has presented me with a precious gift. This time my husband will treat me with honor,(C) because I have borne him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.[b](D)
Footnotes
- Genesis 30:18 Issachar sounds like the Hebrew for reward.
- Genesis 30:20 Zebulun probably means honor.
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