Genesis 30:18
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And Leah said, God has given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Then Leah said, God has made payment to me for giving my servant-girl to my husband: so she gave her son the name Issachar.
Webster's Revision
And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
World English Bible
Leah said, "God has given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband." She named him Issachar.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
Clarke's Genesis 30:18 Bible Commentary
God hath given me my hire - שכרי sechari. And she called his name Issachar, יששכר, This word is compounded of יש yesh, Is, and שכר sachar, Wages, from שכר sachar, to content, satisfy, saturate; hence a satisfaction or compensation for work done, etc.