שמות, פרק א׳, פסוק ג׳

The arrangement of Jacob's sons reflects a clear family hierarchy, while their names hold hidden histories. Benjamin is positioned immediately after the sons of Leah, ahead of the sons born to the handmaids. This specific order honors his status as the son of Jacob's primary wife, which naturally grants him precedence over the others [אבן עזרא].

Beyond the family order, the spelling of the names carries deeper significance. Issachar's name contains a silent letter, a detail conceptually tied to the circumstances of his birth. His mother, Leah, named him to express that God had granted her a reward. However, to respectfully downplay her earlier, less dignified remark about having hired Jacob, a letter in Issachar's name was left silent [פרדס יוסף בשם בעל הטורים].

A different tradition views this silent letter as an act of fatherly devotion. In this account, Issachar willingly gave up a letter from his own name and gifted it to his son. The son, originally given the plain name Yov, received this extra letter to transform his identity into the far more respectable name Yashuv [פרדס יוסף].