Bible verse
Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
Genesis 49:14 · BSB
The verses around it, from Genesis 49.
10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
11 He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
12 His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
13 Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
14 Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
15 He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
16 Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
18 I await Your salvation, O LORD.
KJV
Issachar [is] a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
ASV
Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds:
ERV
Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds:
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