17 And Jacob knew Leah, and she conceived and bare me, and on account of the hire I was called Issachar. (T12) 18 Then appeared to Jacob an angel of the Lord, saying: Two children shall Rachel bear, inasmuch as she hath refused company with her husband, and hath chosen continency. (T12) 19 And had not Leah my mother paid the two apples for the sake of his company, she would have borne eight sons; for this reason she bare six, and Rachel bare the two: for on account of the mandrakes the Lord visited her. (T12)
Testament of Issachar 1:17–19
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