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

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  1. Genesis 30:11 Alt Hb tradition, LXX, Vg read Good fortune has come
  2. Genesis 30:11 = Good Fortune

11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!”[a] So she named him Gad.[b](A)

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  1. Genesis 30:11 Or “A troop is coming!”
  2. Genesis 30:11 Gad can mean good fortune or a troop.

19 Gad will be attacked by raiders,
but he will attack their heels.(A)

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19 “Gad[a](A) will be attacked by a band of raiders,
    but he will attack them at their heels.(B)

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  1. Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for attack and also for band of raiders.