11 Then Leah said, “[a]How fortunate!” So she named him [b]Gad.

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  1. Genesis 30:11 Lit With fortune! Some ancient versions Fortune has come
  2. Genesis 30:11 I.e., 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.

15 The sons of Gad by their families: of [a]Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites; 16 of [b]Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites; 17 of [c]Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites. 18 These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, (A)40,500.

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  1. Numbers 26:15 In Gen 46:16, Ziphion
  2. Numbers 26:16 In Gen 46:16, Ezbon
  3. Numbers 26:17 In Gen 46:16, Arodi

15 The descendants of Gad by their clans were:

through Zephon,(A) the Zephonite clan;

through Haggi, the Haggite clan;

through Shuni, the Shunite clan;

16 through Ozni, the Oznite clan;

through Eri, the Erite clan;

17 through Arodi,[a] the Arodite clan;

through Areli, the Arelite clan.

18 These were the clans of Gad;(B) those numbered were 40,500.

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  1. Numbers 26:17 Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also Gen. 46:16); Masoretic Text Arod

12 (A)The sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over in battle formation before the sons of Israel, just as Moses had spoken to them;

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12 The men of Reuben,(A) Gad(B) and the half-tribe of Manasseh(C) crossed over, ready for battle, in front of the Israelites,(D) as Moses had directed them.(E)

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Prophecy against Ammon

49 Concerning the sons of (A)Ammon. This is what the Lord says:

“Does Israel have no sons?
Or has he no heirs?
Why then has [a]Malcam taken possession of Gad,
And his people settled in its cities?

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  1. Jeremiah 49:1 In 1 Kin 11:5, 33 and Zeph 1:5, Milcom

A Message About Ammon

49 Concerning the Ammonites:(A)

This is what the Lord says:

“Has Israel no sons?
    Has Israel no heir?
Why then has Molek[a](B) taken possession of Gad?(C)
    Why do his people live in its towns?

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  1. Jeremiah 49:1 Or their king; also in verse 3