Genesis 30:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.”
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BSBPD
“Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and Leah saith, `A troop is coming;' and she calleth his name Gad.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 30:11 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 35:26And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
- Genesis 46:16The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
- Genesis 49:19Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.
- Deuteronomy 33:20Concerning 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.
- Isaiah 65:11But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,
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