Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Issachar is a strong ass stretched out among the flocks:

New American Standard Bible

“Issachar is a strong donkey,
Lying down between the sheepfolds.

King James Version

Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:

Holman Bible

Issachar is a strong donkey
lying down between the saddlebags.

International Standard Version

"Issachar is a strong donkey, resting between sheepfolds.

A Conservative Version

Issachar is a strong donkey, couching down between the sheepfolds.

American Standard Version

Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds:

Amplified


“Issachar is [like] a strong-boned donkey,
Crouching down between the sheepfolds.

Darby Translation

Issachar is a bony ass, Crouching down between two hurdles.

Julia Smith Translation

Issachar, an ass; a heap of bone lying down in the midst of the tribes.

King James 2000

Issachar is a strong donkey crouching down between two burdens:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Issachar [is] a strong donkey, crouching between the sheepfolds.

Modern King James verseion

Issachar is a strong ass crouching down between the sheepfolds.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Issachar is a strong ass, he couched him down between two borders,

NET Bible

Issachar is a strong-boned donkey lying down between two saddlebags.

New Heart English Bible

"Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.

The Emphasized Bible

Issachar, an ass of strength, - couching between the pens;

Webster

Issachar is a strong ass, couching down between two burdens:

World English Bible

"Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.

Youngs Literal Translation

Issacher is a strong ass, Crouching between the two folds;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ישּׂשׂכר 
Yissaskar 
Usage: 43

is a strong
גּרם 
Gerem 
Usage: 5

ass
חמר חמור 
Chamowr 
ass
Usage: 96

רבץ 
Rabats 
Usage: 30

References

Context Readings

Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons

13 The resting-place of Zebulun will be by the sea, and he will be a harbour for ships; the edge of his land will be by Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass stretched out among the flocks: 15 And he saw that rest was good and the land was pleasing; so he let them put weights on his back and became a servant.

Cross References

Genesis 30:18

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.

1 Chronicles 12:32

And of the children of Issachar, there were two hundred chiefs, men who had expert knowledge of the times and what it was best for Israel to do, and all their brothers were under their orders.

Deuteronomy 33:18

And of Zebulun he said, Be glad, Zebulun, in your going out; and, Issachar, in your tents.

Joshua 19:17-23

For Issachar the fourth heritage came out, for the children of Issachar by their families;

Judges 5:15-16

Your chiefs, Issachar, were with Deborah; and Naphtali was true to Barak; into the valley they went rushing out at his feet. In Reuben there were divisions, and great searchings of heart.

Judges 10:1

Now after Abimelech, Tola, the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, became the saviour of Israel; he was living in Shamir in the hill-country of Ephraim.

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