Genesis 30:18

30:18 Then Leah said, “God has granted me a reward ¹  because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife.” ²  So she named him Issachar. ³ 

Genesis 35:23

35:23 The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, as well as Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

Genesis 49:11

49:11 Binding his foal to the vine,

and his colt to the choicest vine,

he will wash ⁴  his garments in wine,

his robes in the blood of grapes.

Joshua 19:17

Issachar’s Tribal Lands

19:17 The fourth lot belonged to the tribe of Issachar ⁵  by its clans.

[30:18]  ¹ tn Heb “God has given my reward.”

[30:18]  ² tn The words “as a wife” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for clarity (cf. v. 9).

[30:18]  ³ sn The name Issachar (יְשָּׁשכָר, yishakhar) appears to mean “man of reward” or possibly “there is reward.” The name plays on the word used in the statement made earlier in the verse. The Hebrew noun translated “reward” is derived from the same root as the name Issachar. The irony is that Rachel thought the mandrakes would work for her, and she was willing to trade one night for them. But in that one night Leah became pregnant.

[49:11]  ⁴ tn The perfect verbal form is used rhetorically, describing coming events as though they have already taken place.

[19:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “the fourth lot came out for the sons of Issachar.”