Genèse 30:11

11 Et Léa dit: Quel bonheur! Et elle l'appela Gad (bonheur).

Genèse 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.

Genèse 30:11 In-Context

9 Alors Léa, voyant qu'elle avait cessé d'avoir des enfants, prit Zilpa, sa servante, et la donna pour femme à Jacob.

10 Et Zilpa, servante de Léa, enfanta un fils à Jacob.

11 Et Léa dit: Quel bonheur! Et elle l'appela Gad (bonheur).

12 Et Zilpa, servante de Léa, enfanta un second fils à Jacob.

13 Et Léa dit: Que je suis heureuse! car les filles me diront heureuse; et elle l'appela Asser (heureux).