Deuteronomio 33:20

20 Moisés dijo lo siguiente sobre la tribu de Gad:
«¡Bendito el que extiende el territorio de Gad!
Gad está agazapado allí como un león
para arrancar un brazo o una cabeza.

Deuteronomio 33:20 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:20

And of Gad he said
The tribe of Gad, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem:

blessed [be] he that enlargeth Gad;
that is, the Lord, to whom the praise and glory were to be given, who had appointed to Gad a large inheritance on the other side Jordan, and had settled him in it, and which became larger by the conquest of the Hagarites, and others, ( 1 Chronicles 5:18-22 ) ;

he dwelleth as a lion;
bold and courageous, secure, and without fear of any of his enemies, though near him, on his borders, as the Moabites and Ammonites were; of the same spirit and temper were the men of the tribe of Gad in the times of David, ( 1 Chronicles 12:8 ) ;

and teareth the arm with the crown of the head,
at once, just as a lion tears its prey; which figurative phrases are expressive of this tribe conquering and destroying strong and mighty men, signified by the "arm", in which the strength of a man lies, and of kings and governors, pointed at by the "crown of the head"; as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan; which was done in the times of Joshua, when with and under him they subdued and destroyed the kings and princes of the land of Canaan.

Deuteronomio 33:20 In-Context

18 Moisés dijo lo siguiente sobre la tribu de Zabulón y la de Isacar:
«Que los de Zabulón prosperen en sus viajes.
Que los de Isacar prosperen en su casa.

19 Ellos convocan al pueblo a la montaña
para ofrecer allí los sacrificios apropiados.
Sacan provecho de las riquezas del mar
y de los tesoros escondidos en la arena».

20 Moisés dijo lo siguiente sobre la tribu de Gad:
«¡Bendito el que extiende el territorio de Gad!
Gad está agazapado allí como un león
para arrancar un brazo o una cabeza.

21 La gente de Gad se llevó la mejor tierra,
se le asignó la porción de un líder.
Cuando los líderes del pueblo se reunieron,
llevaron a cabo la justicia del Señor
y obedecieron sus ordenanzas para Israel».

22 Moisés dijo lo siguiente sobre la tribu de Dan:
«Dan es un cachorro de león
que salta desde Basán».