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What does Genesis 30:18 mean?

Leah said, 'God has rewarded me for giving my servant to my husband.' So she named him Issachar. Genesis 30:18 - Modern Text Bible

(Leah interprets this new son as a reward for her earlier decision to give her servant to Jacob, and names him Issachar, which sounds like 'reward' or 'wages.')