Genesis 46:13

46:13 The sons of Issachar:

Tola, Puah, ¹  Jashub, ²  and Shimron.

Genesis 49:14

49:14 Issachar is a strong-boned donkey

lying down between two saddlebags.

Genesis 30:18

30:18 Then Leah said, “God has granted me a reward ³  because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife.” ⁴  So she named him Issachar. ⁵ 

Genesis 35:23

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

[46:13]  ¹ tc The MT reads “Puvah” (cf. Num 26:23); the Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac read “Puah” (cf. 1 Chr 7:1).

[46:13]  ² tc The MT reads “Iob,” but the Samaritan Pentateuch and some LXX mss read “Jashub” (see Num 26:24; 1 Chr 7:1).

[30:18]  ³ tn Heb “God has given my reward.”

[30:18]  ⁴ tn The words “as a wife” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for clarity (cf. v. 9).

[30:18]  ⁵ 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.