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Deuteronomy 33:20

And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

KJV

Et Gad ait : Benedictus in latitudine Gad : quasi leo requievit, cepitque brachium et verticem.

Vulgate

Καὶ τῷ Γὰδ εἶπεν Εὐλογημένος ἐμπλατύνων Γάδ· ὡς λέων ἀνεπαύσατο, συντρίψας βραχίονα καὶ ἄρχοντα.

LXX

And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: He dwelleth as a lioness, And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head.

ASV

וּ/לְ/גָ֣ד אָמַ֔ר בָּר֖וּךְ מַרְחִ֣יב גָּ֑ד כְּ/לָבִ֣יא שָׁכֵ֔ן וְ/טָרַ֥ף זְר֖וֹעַ אַף קָדְקֹֽד

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Gad

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַף
'p
adverb · 133×
בָּר֥וּךְ
brvk
verb · 324×
גָ֖ד
gd
proper_noun · 72×
זְר֣וֹעַ
zrv'
noun · 91×
טָרֹ֥ף
trp
verb · 25×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לָבִ֣יא
lby'
noun · 14×
קָדְקֹ֖ד
qdqd
noun · 11×
רָ֤חַב
rchb
verb · 25×
שַׁכֵּ֥ן
shkn
verb · 123×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 30:11 — And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
  • Gen 49:19 — Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
  • Gen 49:19 — Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
  • Jer 2:16 — Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.
  • Num 23:24 — Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
  • Ps 7:2 — Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.