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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Leah named him Gad, for she said, “How fortunate I am!”

Context of Genesis 30:11

9When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. 10Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son. Then Leah said, “What good fortune!” So she named him Gad. 12Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The 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 Leah’s servant Zilpah: 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 49:19“Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels.
• Deuteronomy 33:20About Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges Gad’s domain! Gad lives there like a lion, tearing at arm or head.
• Isaiah 65:11“But as for you who forsake the Lord and forget my holy mountain, who spread a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for 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