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<sup>14 </sup> Issachar is a strong ass
<sup>14 </sup> Issachar ''is'' a strong ass
couching down between two burdens:
&nbsp;&nbsp;couching down between two burdens:
<sup>15 </sup> And he saw that rest was good,
<sup>15 </sup> And he saw that rest ''was'' good,
and the land that it was pleasant;
&nbsp;&nbsp;and the land that it ''was'' pleasant;
and '''bowed his shoulder to bear,'''
&nbsp;&nbsp;and '''bowed his shoulder to bear,'''
and became a servant unto tribute.
&nbsp;&nbsp;and became a servant unto tribute.
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</poem>


==The meaning of נָטָה (natah)==
==The meaning of נָטָה (natah)==
From the [[NET Bible]] notes to [[Psalm 144:5]]:
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14 Issachar is a strong ass
  couching down between two burdens:
15 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.

The meaning of נָטָה (natah)

From the NET Bible notes to Psalm 144:5:

a tn The Hebrew verb נָטָה (natah) can carry the sense "to [cause to] bend; to [cause to] bow down." For example, Gen 49:15 pictures Issachar as a donkey that "bends" its shoulder or back under a burden. Here the Lord causes the sky, pictured as a dome or vault, to sink down as he descends in the storm. See Ps 18:9.