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18 Leah said, “Elohim has given me my reward because I gave my slave to my husband.” So she named him Issachar [Reward].

19 She became pregnant again and gave birth to her sixth son for Jacob. 20 Leah said, “Elohim has presented me with a beautiful present. This time my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun [Honor].

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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)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 30:18 Issachar sounds like the Hebrew for reward.
  2. Genesis 30:20 Zebulun probably means honor.