"Issacharis a strongdonkey,Lyingdownbetweenthe sheepfolds.
Then Leahsaid,"Godhas givenme my wagesbecauseI gavemy maidto my husband."So she namedhim Issachar.
"When he sawthat a restingplacewas goodAnd that the landwas pleasant,He bowedhis shoulderto bear[burdens], And becamea slaveat forcedlabor.
Of the sonsof Issachar,men who understoodthe times,with knowledgeof whatIsraelshould do,their chiefs[were] two hundred;and alltheir kinsmen[were] at their command.
Whenyou liedownamongthe sheepfolds,[You are like] the wingsof a dovecoveredwith silver,And its pinionswith glisteninggold.
He also choseDavidHis servantAnd tookhim from the sheepfolds;
Then they camenearto him and said,"We will buildheresheepfoldsfor our livestockand citiesfor our littleones;
Of Zebulunhe said,"Rejoice,Zebulun,in your goingforth,And, Issachar,in your tents.
Now afterAbimelechdied, Tolathe sonof Puah,the sonof Dodo,a manof Issachar,aroseto saveIsrael;and he livedin Shamirin the hillcountryof Ephraim.
