Genesis 49 · Verse 19

Genesis 49:19

Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
Genesis 49:19, King James Version

Genesis 49:19 in other translations

BSBGad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.
WEB“A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.
ASVGad, a troop shall press upon him; But he shall press upon their heel.
YLTGad! a troop assaulteth him, But he assaulteth last.
DARBYGad — troops will rush upon him; But he will rush upon the heel.
BBEGad, an army will come against him, but he will come down on them in their flight.
WebsterGad, 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
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 conqueror, Ro 8:37. Asher should be a rich tribe. His inheritance bordered upon Carmel, which was fruitful to a proverb. Naphtali, is a hind let loose. We may consider it as a description of the character of this tribe. Unlike the laborious ox and ass; desirous of ease and liberty; active, but more noted for quick despatch than steady labour and perseverance. Like the suppliant who, with goodly words, craves mercy. Let not those of different tempers and gifts censure or envy one another.

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Genesis 49:19 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.

גָּ֖דgadGadH1410
גְּד֣וּדge.Duda marauding bandH1416
יְגוּדֶ֑נּוּye.gu.De.nuit will attack himH1464
וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
יָגֻ֥דya.Gudhe will attackH1464
עָקֵֽב\׃\ \ס'a.Keva heelH6119

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

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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
30:11; 46:16; Nu 32:1-42; De 33:20,21; Jos 13:8; Jud 10:1-11:40
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.

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Genesis 49:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Gad, ejército lo acometerá; mas él acometerá al fin.
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.