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Jacob Blesses His Sons

Genesis 49:19

In 11 translations

BSB
Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.Gad sounds like the Hebrew for raid and also for band of raiders.
KJV
¶ Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
WEB
“A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.
ASV
Gad, a troop shall press upon him; But he shall press upon their heel.
LSV
Gad! A troop assaults him, || But he assaults last.
YLT
Gad! a troop assaulteth him, But he assaulteth last.
DBY
Gad — troops will rush upon him; But he will rush upon the heel.
DRC
Gad, being girded, shall fight before him: and he himself shall be girded backward.
GNV
Gad, an hoste of men shall ouercome him, but he shall ouercome at the last.
JPS
Gad, a troop shall troop upon him; but he shall troop upon their heel.
LXXE
Gad, a plundering troop shall plunder him; but he shall plunder him, pursuing him closely.

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Original-language editions

WLC
גָּ֖ד גְּד֣וּד יְגוּדֶ֑נּוּ וְה֖וּא יָגֻ֥ד עָקֵֽב׃
LXX-Br
Γὰδ, πειρατήριον πειρατεύσει αὐτόν· αὐτὸς δὲ πειράτεύσει αὐτὸν κατὰ πόδας.

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  • 1 Chronicles 5:11–22The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah: Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in Bashan. Their kinsmen by families were…
  • Deuteronomy 33:20–21Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head. He chose the best land for himself, because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there.…
  • 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah,…
  • 1 Chronicles 3:18–22Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith, and five others: Hashubah, Ohel,…
  • Genesis 30:11Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
  • Joshua 13:8The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:
  • Numbers 32:1–42Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock. So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar…
  • Genesis 46:16The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
  • Judges 10:1–11After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim. Tola judged Israel twenty-three years, and when he died, he…

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