Genesis 30:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.”
Genesis 30:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 30:18 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 30:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Leah said, “God has given me my hire, because I gave my servant to my husband.” She named him Issachar.”
Genesis 30:18 — World English Bible
Genesis 30:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar. ”
Genesis 30:18 — American Standard Version
Genesis 30:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Leah saith, `God hath given my hire, because I have given my maid-servant to my husband;' and she calleth his name Issachar.”
Genesis 30:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 30:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Leah said,God has given me my hire, because I have given my maidservant to my husband; and she called his name Issachar. ”
Genesis 30:18 — Darby Translation
Genesis 30:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then said Leah, God hath giuen me my reward, because I gaue my mayde to my husband, and she called his name Issachar.”
Genesis 30:18 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 30:18 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Leah said, "God has given my hire because I gave my maid to my husband." And she called his name Issachar.”
Genesis 30:18 — The Living Sword
Genesis 30:18 in Context — Genesis 30
16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
20 And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
What Does Genesis 30:18 Mean?
Genesis 30:18 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 30. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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