Genesis 30:11

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

Genesis 30:11 in Other Translations

11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

11 And Leah said, "Good fortune has come!" so she called his name Gad.

11 Leah named him Gad, for she said, “How fortunate I am!”

11 Leah said, "How fortunate!" and she named him Gad (Lucky).

11 And Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad.

11 Leah said, "I've been lucky!" So she called him Gad [Luck].

11 Then Leah said, "What good fortune!" and she named him Gad.

11 Then Leah said, "What good fortune!" So she named him Gad.

Genesis 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.

Genesis 30:11 In-Context

9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

10 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!” So she named him Gad.

12 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 35:26; Genesis 46:16; Genesis 49:19; Exodus 1:4; Numbers 1:24; Numbers 26:18; Joshua 4:12; 1 Chronicles 5:11; 1 Chronicles 12:8; Jeremiah 49:1

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "“A troop is coming!”"
• [b]. "Gad" can mean "good fortune" or "a troop."