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Genesis 30:18-20
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18 Then Leah said, “God has given me my reward because I have given my maid to my husband.” So she named him [a]Issachar. 19 Leah conceived again and gave birth to a sixth son for Jacob. 20 Then Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good [marriage] gift [for my husband]; now he will live with me [regarding me with honor as his wife], because I have given birth to six sons.” So she named him [b]Zebulun.

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  1. Genesis 30:18 Related to Hebrew for “reward.”
  2. Genesis 30:20 Possibly related to Hebrew for “home” or “elevated place.”
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Genesis 30:18-20
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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.
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