Leah said, “How fortunate!” She named him Gad.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
- BSB Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
- NKJV Then Leah said, “A troop comes!” So she called his name Gad.
- NASB Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
- NLT Leah named him Gad, for she said, “How fortunate I am!”
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Cross-references · 5
- Gen 49:19“A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.
- Isa 65:11“But you who forsake Yahweh, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare a table for Fortune, and who fill up mixed wine to Destiny;
- Gen 46:16The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
- Gen 35:26The sons of Zilpah (Leah’s servant): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
- Deut 33:20–21About Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm, yes, the crown of the head.
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