Leah said, “God has given me my wages because I gave my servant to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar.
Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command.
And of Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and Issachar, in your tents.
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Yob, and Shimron.
The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.
And Leah conceived again, and she bore Jacob a sixth son.
12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,