Genesis 49:19

Genesis 49:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
• New International Version (NIV)“Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Raiders shall raid Gad, but he shall raid at their heels.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Gad, a troop shall tramp upon him, But he shall triumph at last.

Context of Genesis 49:19

17Dan will be a snake on a road, a viper on a path, that bites a horse’s heels so that its rider falls off backwards. 18“I wait with hope for you to rescue me, O Lord. “Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will strike back at their heels. 20“Asher’s food will be rich. He will provide delicacies fit for a king. 21“Naphtali is a doe set free that has beautiful fawns.

Genesis 49:19 word by word

גָּ֖ד גְּד֣וּד יְגוּדֶ֑נּוּ וְה֖וּא יָגֻ֥ד עָקֵֽב׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• a troopגְּדוּדgedûd · bandH1416
• shall overcomeגּוּדgûd · to raidH1464
• at the lastעָקֵב‛âqêb ‛iqqebâh · heelH6119

Cross-references for Genesis 49:19

• Genesis 30:11Leah said, “I’ve been lucky!” So she called him Gad [Luck].
• Genesis 46:16The sons of Gad were Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
• Numbers 32:1The tribes of Reuben and Gad had a large number of livestock. They saw that the regions of Jazer and Gilead were a good place for livestock.
• Deuteronomy 33:20About the tribe of Gad he said, “Blessed is the one who gives the people of Gad more land. They wait there like a lion. They can tear off an arm or a head.
• Joshua 13:8The tribes of Reuben and Gad with half of the tribe of Manasseh had received their inheritance east of the Jordan River, since the Lord’s servant Moses had already given it to them.
• Judges 10:1After Abimelech, Tola, who was the son of Puah and grandson of Dodo, came to rescue Israel. Tola was from Issachar and lived in Shamir in the mountains of Ephraim.
• 1 Chronicles 3:18then Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
• 1 Chronicles 5:11Gad’s descendants lived next to Reuben’s descendants in Bashan as far ⌞east⌟ as Salcah.

Commentaries on Genesis 49:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-33Verses 1-33 - Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה mekêrāh “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר mākar “sell,” in Arabic “take counsel. Habitation.” 10. מחקק mechoqēq “lawgiver, judge, dispenser of laws.” This word occurs in six other places - Numbers 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:21; Jud. Deuteronomy 5:14; Psalm 60:9; Psalm 108:9; Isaiah 33:22; in five of which it clearly denotes ruler, or judge. The meaning “sceptre” is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-21Verses 19-21 Concerning Gad, Jacob alludes to his name, which signifies a troop, and foresees the character of that tribe. The cause of God and his people, though for a time it may seem to be baffled and run down, will be victorious at last. It represents the Christian's conflict. Grace in the soul is often foiled in its conflicts; troops of corruption overcome it, but the cause is God's, and grace will in the end come off conqueror, yea, more than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Three of the six Hebrew words in this verse are wordplays on the name Gad, which means "attack." Gad will be attacked by raiding groups, but he will also attack them back. The tribes living east of the Jordan River often experienced raids on their borders (see Joshua 13; 2 Kings 10:32–33; 1 Chronicles 5:18–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331. Jacob called unto his sons--It is not to the sayings of the dying saint, so much as of the inspired prophet, that attention is called in this chapter. Under the immediate influence of the Holy Spirit he pronounced his prophetic benediction and described the condition of their respective descendants in the last days, or future times. Ge 49:3, 4. Reuben forfeited by his crime the rights and honors of primogeniture. His posterity never made any figure; no…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Genesis 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings