Genesis 30:18

Plain English Version

Then Leah said, “I reckon God is happy with me, because I let Jacob sleep with my working woman Zilpah. And now, God let me have another baby. It’s like God is paying me for that good thing I did.” And Leah named that baby Issachar. That name means pay.

Cross References

Genesis 30:17

God was good to Leah. He knew that Leah wanted to have more kids. So after Jacob slept with Leah, God made a baby start growing inside her. Later on, Leah had that baby, and it was a boy. He was another son for Jacob, and he was son number 5 for Leah.

Genesis 30:19

Later on, Leah had another baby boy, so Jacob had another son. He was son number 6 for Leah.

Genesis 35:23

Jacob’s wife Leah had 6 sons, – Reuben. He was Jacob’s oldest son. – Simeon – Levi – Judah – Issachar – Zebulun

Genesis 46:13

Jacob and Leah’s next son was Issachar. Issachar’s sons were, – Tola – Puvah – Yashub – Shimron