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He saw a resting-place, that it was good, The land, that it was pleasant; He bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant doing forced labor.
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The Pragmatic Choice for Peace
Commentators explain that Issachar was a strong tribe that saw its allotted land was pleasant and peaceful. Valuing this stability, they chose to submit to tribute and labor rather than engage in constant conflict. Scholars like John Gill see this as a pragmatic choice for a quiet, industrious life over the fatigues of war.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
מכרה mekêrāh — “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: …
19th Century
Anglican
A servant to tribute. —Hebrew, task-work. It means service paid in actual labour, such as was exacted by Solomon of the d…
Baptist
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 sho…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he saw that rest was good Not the house of the sanctuary, and attendance there, and the service of that, as the …
Concerning Zebulun: if prophecy says, Zebulun shall be a haven of ships, be sure Providence will plant him accordingly. God appoints the b…
