Genesis 49:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.”
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BSBPD
“Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Issacher <FI>is<Fi> a strong ass, Crouching between the two folds;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 49:14 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 30:18Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
- Deuteronomy 33:18Concerning Zebulun he said: “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys, and Issachar, in your tents.
- Joshua 19:17The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
- Judges 5:15The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
- Judges 10:1After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
- 1 Chronicles 12:32From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
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