Holy Scripture
Genesis 30:18
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 17 and 18.) And God heard Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob her fifth son, and she said, 'God has given me my wages because I gave my maid to my husband.' And she called his name Issachar. The Septuagint Interpreters have given the etymology of this name, it is wages. Not that, as many wrongly read with an…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
18And Leah said, God has given me my reward, because I gave my maid to my husband; and she called his name Issachar, which is, Reward.
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In context
16And Jacob came in out of the field at even; and Leah went forth to meet him, and said, Thou shalt come in to me this day, for I have hired thee for my son’s mandrakes; and he lay with her that night.
17And God hearkened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.
— Genesis 30:18 —
19And Leah conceived again, and bore Jacob a sixth son.
20And Leah said, God has given me a good gift in this time; my husband will choose me, for I have born him six sons: and she called his name, Zebulun.