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Genesis 49:14
14Issachar is a strong-boned donkey, lying down between two saddlebags.
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 are darker than wine, and teeth that are whiter than milk. 13Zebulun will dwell by the seashore, and be by a harbor for ships— his distant border reaches Sidon. Issachar is a strong-boned donkey, lying down between two saddlebags. 15He saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant. He leaned his shoulder to bear a burden, and became a forced laborer. 16Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
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יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר חֲמֹ֣ר גָּ֑רֶם רֹבֵ֖ץ בֵּ֥ין הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 49:14
- Genesis 30:18Leah said, “God gave me my reward because I gave my female servant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
- Deuteronomy 33:18For Zebulun he said, ‘Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and Issachar, in your tents.
- Joshua 19:17The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their clans.
- Judges 5:15Issachar’s chiefs were with Deborah. Issachar was with Barak. Into the valley they rushed at his heels. Among the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart.
- Judges 10:1After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to deliver Israel. He dwelt in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.
- 1 Chronicles 12:32from the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000 who were designated by name to come and make David king;
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
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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
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