Genesis 30:11

11 Then Leah said, "What good fortune!"[a] and she named him Gad.[b]

Genesis 30:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 30:11

And Leah said, a troop cometh
A troop of children, having bore four herself, and now her maid another, and more she expected; or the commander of a troop cometh, one that shall head an army and overcome his enemies; which agrees with the prophecy of Jacob, ( Genesis 49:19 ) ; and she called his name Gad:
which signifies a "troop", glorying in the multitude of her children, that she had or hoped to have.

Genesis 30:11 In-Context

9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
10 Leah's slave Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
11 Then Leah said, "What good fortune!" and she named him Gad.
12 When Leah's slave Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,
13 Leah said, "I am happy that the women call me happy," so she named him Asher.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Alt Hb tradition, LXX, Vg read Good fortune has come
  • [b]. Good Fortune
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