Genesis 49:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.”
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BSBPD
“Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Gad, a troop shall press upon him; But he shall press upon their heel.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Gad! a troop assaulteth him, But he assaulteth last.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 49:19 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 30:11Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
- Genesis 46:16The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
- Numbers 32:1Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.
- Deuteronomy 33:20Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.
- Joshua 13:8The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:
- Judges 10:1After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
- 1 Chronicles 3:18Shealtiel his son, Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
- 1 Chronicles 5:11The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:
- 1 Chronicles 5:20And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
- 1 Chronicles 5:22and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile.
- 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
- 1 Chronicles 12:9Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
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