Genesis 49:14

Genesis 49:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
• New International Version (NIV)“Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down among the sheep pens.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Issachar is a strong donkey, crouching between the sheepfolds.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Issachar is a strong donkey, Lying down between two burdens;

Context of Genesis 49:14

12His eyes will become red because he drinks so much wine. His teeth will become white because he drinks so much milk. 13Zebulun will live by the shore of the sea. His town will be a safe place for ships to stay. His land will go as far as Sidon. Issachar is like a strong donkey that is lying down between two of its bags. 15He will see that he has a good place to live, with good land. Then he will agree to work hard. He will work like a slave for other people. 16Dan will be a ruler for his people. His descendants will be equal with the other tribes of Israel.

Genesis 49:14 word by word

יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר חֲמֹ֣ר גָּ֑רֶם רֹבֵ֖ץ בֵּ֥ין הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyiώώâώkâr · IssacharH3485
• a strongגֶּ֫רֶםgerem · boneH1634
• assחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• couching downרָבַץrâbats · to stretchH7257
• between two burdensמִשְׁפְּתַ֫יִםmishpâth · fire-placesH4942

Cross-references for Genesis 49:14

• Genesis 30:18Leah said, ‘God has helped me because I gave my servant to Jacob as a wife.’ She called her son Issachar.
• Deuteronomy 33:18I pray this for the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar: Be happy, Zebulun's people, as you travel far from home. Be happy, Issachar's people, as you live in your homes.
• Joshua 19:17The next part of the land was for Issachar's tribe, clan by clan.
• Judges 5:15The leaders of Issachar's tribe were with Deborah. Yes, the men of Issachar joined with Barak. Barak led them into the valley. But the men of Reuben's tribe could not decide what to do.
• Judges 10:1After Abimelech's death, another man became Israel's leader, to rescue them. He was Tola, the son of Puah and grandson of Dodo. He belonged to Issachar's tribe. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
• 1 Chronicles 12:32From Issachar's tribe, there were 200 officers and their relatives who obeyed their commands. Those officers understood that this was an important time for Israel. They knew what Israel should do.

Commentaries on Genesis 49:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Issachar is a strong ass - גרם חמר chamor garem is properly a strong-limbed ass; couching between two burdens - bearing patiently, as most understand it, the fatigues of agriculture, and submitting to exorbitant taxes rather that exert themselves to drive out the old inhabitants. The two burdens literally mean the two sacks or panniers, one on each side of the animal's body; and couching down between these refers to the well-known propensity of the ass…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-33Verses 1-33 - Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה mekêrāh “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר mākar “sell,” in Arabic “take counsel. Habitation.” 10. מחקק mechoqēq “lawgiver, judge, dispenser of laws.” This word occurs in six other places - Numbers 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:21; Jud. Deuteronomy 5:14; Psalm 60:9; Psalm 108:9; Isaiah 33:22; in five of which it clearly denotes ruler, or judge. The meaning “sceptre” is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-18Verses 13-18 Concerning Zebulun: if prophecy says, Zebulun shall be a haven of ships, be sure Providence will so plant him. God appoints the bounds of our habitation. It is our wisdom and duty to accommodate ourselves to our lot, and to improve it; if Zebulun dwell at the heaven of the sea, let him be for a haven of ships. Concerning Issachar: he saw that the land was pleasant, yielding not only pleasant prospects, but pleasant fruits to recompense his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15Issachar would become a tribe that had to do hard work for others. Invading armies often controlled Issachar.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. a strong ass couching down between two burdens--that is, it was to be active, patient, given to agricultural labors. It was established in lower Galilee--a "good land," settling down in the midst of the Canaanites, where, for the sake of quiet, they "bowed their shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute."Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 49:14

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Commentaries on Genesis 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings