Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Issachar [is] a strong donkey, crouching between the sheepfolds.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
Holman Bible
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.
Bible in Basic English
Issachar is a strong ass stretched out among the flocks:
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:
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;
Themes
Domestic Donkeys » Described as » Fond of ease
Domestic Donkeys » Described as » Strong
Issachar » A son of jacob » Jacob's prophetic benedictions upon
The tribe of issachar » Predictions respecting
jacob » His final prophetic benedictions upon his sons » Issachar
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 49:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons
13 Zebulun shall settle by the shore of the sea. He [shall become] a haven for ships, and his border [shall be] at Sidon. 14 Issachar [is] a strong donkey, crouching between the sheepfolds. 15 He saw a resting place that [was] good, and land that [was] pleasant. So he bowed his shoulder to the burden and became a servant of forced labor.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 30:18
Then Leah said, "God has given [me] my wage since I gave my servant girl to my husband." And she called his name Issachar.
1 Chronicles 12:32
And from the men of Issachar: {men who were skilled in understanding the times} to know what Israel should do. Their chiefs [were] two hundred, and all their kinsmen [were] under their command.
Deuteronomy 33:18
And of Zebulun he said, "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and [rejoice], Issachar, in your tents;
Joshua 19:17-23
The fourth allotment {fell} for Issachar, for the descendants of Issachar, according to their families.
Judges 5:15-16
And the chiefs in Issachar [were] with Deborah; and Issachar likewise [was with] Barak; into the valley {he was sent to get him from behind}. Among the clans of Reuben [were] great {decisions of the heart}.
Judges 10:1
After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah son of Dod, a man of Issachar, rose up to deliver Israel; and he [was] living at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.