Genesis 30:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 30:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֵאָ֗ה
Lêʼâh
H3812
Leah
נָתַ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
שְׂכָרִ֔י
sâkâr
H7939
wages
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָתַ֥תִּי
nâthan
H5414
to give
שִׁפְחָתִ֖י
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
לְאִישִׁ֑י
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַתִּקְרָ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שְׁמ֖וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
יִשָּׂשכָֽר
Yissâˢkâr
H3485
Issachar
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Leah said, "God has given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband." She named him Issachar.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Leah said, “God has given my reward because I gave my maidservant to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar.
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