King James Version

Genesis 49:14

Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:

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יִשָּׂשכָ֖רyisashkharIssacharיִשָּׂשכָרnoun, proper name — “Issachar”H3485Jissaskar, a son of JacobIssachar.חֲמֹ֣רchamorassחֲמוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “ass”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2543a male ass (from its dun red)(he) ass.גָּ֑רֶםgaremboneגֶּרֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bone”, the ordinary formH1634a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) verybone, strong, top.רֹבֵ֖ץrovetscrouchרָבַץverb, qal, participle, absolute — “crouch”, a verb used as a describing wordH7257to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbedcrouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.בֵּ֥יןbeynbetweenבֵּיןpreposition — “between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתָֽיִםhamishpetayimthe burdenמִשְׁפָּתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “the burden”, the ordinary formH4942a stall for cattle (only dual)burden, sheepfold.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Issachar is a large-boned ass, couching down between the sheep-folds.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds:

Young’s Literal Translation

Issacher [is] a strong ass, Crouching between the two folds;

World English Bible

“Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the saddlebags.

Darby Translation

Issachar is a bony ass, Crouching down between two hurdles.

Douay-Rheims

Issachar shall be a strong ass lying down between the borders.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Issachar is a large-boned ass, couching down between the sheep-folds.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Issachar has desired that which is good; resting between the inheritances.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰσσάχαρ τὸ καλὸν ἐπεθύμησεν, ἀναπαυόμενος ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν κλήρων.