When Leah(A) saw that she had stopped having children,(B) she took her servant Zilpah(C) and gave her to Jacob as a wife.(D) 10 Leah’s servant Zilpah(E) bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!”[a] So she named him Gad.[b](F)

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  1. Genesis 30:11 Or “A troop is coming!”
  2. Genesis 30:11 Gad can mean good fortune or a troop.

When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

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When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her maid and (A)gave her to Jacob as wife. 10 And Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, [a]“A troop comes!” So she called his name [b]Gad.

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  1. Genesis 30:11 So with Qr., Syr., Tg.; Kt., LXX, Vg. in fortune
  2. Genesis 30:11 Lit. Troop or Fortune