Genesis 49:14

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Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.	Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:	And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Issachar^H3485 is a strong^H1634 ass^H2543 couching down^H7257 between two burdens^H4942:

Original Hebrew

יִשָּׂשכָר חֲמֹר גָּרֶם רֹבֵץ בֵּין הַמִּשְׁפְּתָיִם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר	yi.so.sh.Khar	H3485	HNp	Issachar
חֲמֹ֣ר	cha.Mor	H2543	HNcbsc	(is) a donkey of
גָּ֑רֶם	Ga.rem	H1634	HNcmsa	bone
רֹבֵ֖ץ	ro.Vetz	H7257	HVqrmsa	lying down
בֵּ֥ין	bein	H996	HR	between
הַֽ/מִּשְׁפְּתָֽיִם	Ha./mish.pe.Ta.yim	H4942	HTd/Ncmda	the/ two campfires

Strong's References

H1634 — גֶּרֶם (gerem, gheh'-rem): from גָּרַם (gâram) H1633; a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very; bone, strong, top.
H2543 — חֲמוֹר (chămôwr, kham-ore'): or (shortened) חֲמֹר (chămôr); from חָמַר (châmar) H2560; a male ass (from its dun red); (he) ass.
H3485 — יִשָּׂשכָר (Yissâˢkâr, yis-saw-kawr'): (strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ) H5375 and שָׂכָר (sâkâr) H7939; he will bring a reward; Jissaskar, a son of Jacob; Issachar.
H4942 — מִשְׁפָּת (mishpâth, mish-pawth'): from שָׁפָה (shâphâh) H8192; a stall for cattle (only dual); burden, sheepfold.
H7257 — רָבַץ (râbats, raw-bats'): a primitive root; to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed; crouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H996 — בֵּין (bêyn, bane): (sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from בִּין (bîyn) H995; a distinction; but used only as a preposition; between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or; among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.

Cross References

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: ISSACHAR
Torrey’s: ASS, THE DOMESTIC; CHILDREN; ISSACHAR, THE TRIBE OF; PATRIARCHAL GOVERNMENT; TRIBES OF ISRAEL, THE
Nave’s: DEATH; ISSACHAR; JACOB; PARENTS

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