Genesis 49:19
Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
Genesis 49:19 in other translations
| BSB | Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels. |
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| WEB | “A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel. |
| ASV | Gad, a troop shall press upon him; But he shall press upon their heel. |
| YLT | Gad! a troop assaulteth him, But he assaulteth last. |
| DARBY | Gad — troops will rush upon him; But he will rush upon the heel. |
| BBE | Gad, an army will come against him, but he will come down on them in their flight. |
| Webster | Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. |
What does Genesis 49:19 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 49:19-21
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Genesis 49:19 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 49:19
- 1 Chronicles 5:11-22
And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah: Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan. And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; …
- 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.
- Genesis 30:11
And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
- 1 Chronicles 3:18-22
Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister: And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab–hesed, five. And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah. …
- 1 Chronicles 5:26
And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.
- Joshua 13:8
With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them;
- Numbers 32:1-42
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying, Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle: …
- Judges 10:1-11
And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth–jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. …
- Genesis 46:16
And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
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1Ch 3:18-22; 5:11-22,26
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Context
- Genesis 49:18
I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.
- Genesis 49:19
Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
- Genesis 49:20
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
Genesis 49:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Gad, ejército lo acometerá; mas él acometerá al fin. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Gad, une troupe lui tombera dessus; et lui, il leur tombera sur les talons. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Gad, Scharen werden ihn drängen, und er, er wird ihnen nachdrängen auf der Ferse. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Gad, accinctus præliabitur ante eum: et ipse accingetur retrorsum. |