11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!”[a] So she named him Gad.[b](A)

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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.

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

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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

19 “Gad[a](A) will be attacked by a band of raiders,
    but he will attack them at their heels.(B)

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  1. Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for attack and also for band of raiders.

19 Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

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19 “Gad,(A)[a] a troop shall [b]tramp upon him,
But he shall triumph at last.

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  1. Genesis 49:19 Lit. Troop
  2. Genesis 49:19 Lit. raid