Genesis 30:11

Genesis 30:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Leah said, “What good fortune!” So she named him Gad.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Leah said, "Good fortune has come!" so she called his name Gad.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Leah said, “A troop comes!” So she called his name Gad.

Context of Genesis 30:11

9When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. 10Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad. 12Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son. 13Leah said, “How happy I am, for women will call me happy!” So she named him Asher.

Genesis 30:11 word by word

וַתֹּ֥אמֶר לֵאָ֖ה בָּ֣אגָ֑ד וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ גָּֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Leahלֵאָהlê'âh · LeahH3812
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• A troopגָּדgâd · fortuneH1409
• comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and she calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410

Cross-references for Genesis 30:11

• Genesis 35:26The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
• Genesis 46:16The sons of Gad: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
• Genesis 49:19Gad will be raided by marauding bands, but he will attack them at their heels.
• Deuteronomy 33:20Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he will dwell; he will tear at an arm – indeed, a scalp.
• Isaiah 65:11But as for you who abandon the Lord and forget about worshiping at my holy mountain, who prepare a feast for the god called ‘Fortune,’ and fill up wine jugs for the god called ‘Destiny’ –

Commentaries on Genesis 30:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11She called his name Gad - This has been variously translated. גד gad, may signify a troop, an army, a soldier, a false god, supposed to be the same as Jupiter or Mars; for as Laban appears to have been, if not an idolater, yet a dealer in a sort of judicial astrology, (see Genesis 31:19;), Leah, in saying בגד bagad, which we translate a troop cometh, might mean, By or with the assistance of Gad - a particular planet or star, Jupiter possibly, I have…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-43Verses 1-43 - Jacob‘s Family and Wealth 6. דן dān Dan, “judge, lord.” 8. נפתלי naptālı̂y Naphtali, “wrestling.” 11. גד gād Gad, “overcoming, victory.” בגד bāgād “in victory or” =גד בא bā' gād “victory cometh.” גוּד gûd “press down.” גדוּד gedûd “troop.” 13. אשׁר 'ǎashēr Asher, “prosperity, happiness.” 18. ישׂשכר yı̂śāskār Jissakar, “reward.” The second Hebrew letter (ש s ) seems to have been merely a full mode of writing the word, instead of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-13Gad (meaning "fortune") was the name of a god associated with fortune. Asher (meaning "happy") was the name of a god associated with luck. These names show Leah's pagan background, but there is no indication she believed in these gods.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. Rachel envied her sister--The maternal relation confers a high degree of honor in the East, and the want of that status is felt as a stigma and deplored as a grievous calamity. Give me children, or else I die--either be reckoned as good as dead, or pine away from vexation. The intense anxiety of Hebrew women for children arose from the hope of giving birth to the promised seed. Rachel's conduct was sinful and contrasts unfavorably with that of Rebekah…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 30:11

• Emulation
• Family
• Gad
• Jacob
• Leah
• Polygamy
• Women
• Zilpah

In the dictionaries

• Gad
• Leah
• Add
• Agate
• Barren
• Coming
• Concubine
• Happy
• Reproach
• Zilpah

Commentaries on Genesis 30

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings