Genesis 30 · Verse 11

Genesis 30:11

And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
Genesis 30:11, King James Version

Genesis 30:11 in other translations

BSBThen Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
WEBLeah said, “How fortunate!” She named him Gad.
ASVAnd Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad.
YLTand Leah saith, ‘A troop is coming;' and she calleth his name Gad.
DARBYAnd Leah said, Fortunately! and she called his name Gad.
BBEAnd Leah said, It has gone well for me: and she gave him the name Gad.
WebsterAnd Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

What does Genesis 30:11 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 She 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 Gen 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 gotten this son; therefore she called him after the name of that planet or star from which she supposed the succor came. See note on Gen 31:19. The Septuagint translate it εν τυχη, with good fortune; the Vulgate, feliciter, happily; but in all this diversity our own translation may appear as probable as any, if not the genuine one, בא גד ba gad, for the keri, or marginal reading, has it in two words, a troop cometh; whereas the textual reading has it only in one, בגד bagad, with a troop. In the Bible published by Becke, 1549, the word is translated as an exclamation, Good luck!

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 30:1-13

Rachel envied her sister: envy is grieving at the good of another, than which no sin is more hateful to God, or more hurtful to our neighbours and ourselves. She considered not that God made the difference, and that in other things she had the advantage. Let us carefully watch against all the risings and workings of this passion in our minds. Let not our eye be evil towards any of our fellow-servants, because our…

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Genesis 30:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559
לֵאָ֖הle.'AhLeahH3812
בָּ֣אגָ֑דbe.gadit has come good fortuneH935
וַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'and she calledH7121
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034
גָּֽד\׃GadGadH1410

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 30:11

  • Genesis 49:19

    Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

  • Deuteronomy 33:20-21

    And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel.

  • Isaiah 65:11

    But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.

  • Genesis 35:26

    And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan–aram.

  • Genesis 46:16

    And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
she.
35:26; 46:16; 49:19; De 33:20,21
Gad. that is, A troop, or company.
Isa 65:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 30:10

    And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.

  • Genesis 30:11

    And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

  • Genesis 30:12

    And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.

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Genesis 30:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo Lea: Vino la ventura. Y llamó su nombre Gad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Léa dit: La bonne fortune vient. Et elle appela son nom Gad.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sprach Lea: Zum Glück! Und sie gab ihm den Namen Gad.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		dixit: Feliciter, et idcirco vocavit nomen ejus Gad.