Genesis Chapter 49 verse 19 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 49:19

Gad, a troop shall press upon him; But he shall press upon their heel.
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BBE Genesis 49:19

Gad, an army will come against him, but he will come down on them in their flight.
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DARBY Genesis 49:19

Gad -- troops will rush upon him; But he will rush upon the heel.
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KJV Genesis 49:19

Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
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WBT Genesis 49:19

Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
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WEB Genesis 49:19

"Gad, a troop will press on him; But he will press on their heel.
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YLT Genesis 49:19

Gad! a troop assaulteth him, But he assaulteth last.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. The threefold alliteration of the original, which is lost in the received translation, may be thus expressed: "Gad - a press presses him, but he presses the heel' (Keil); or, "troops shall troop on him, but he shall troop on their retreat' ('Speaker's Commentary'). The language refers to attacks of nomadic tribes which would harass and annoy the Gadites, but which they would successfully repel.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) Gad.--The word Gad, as we have seen (Genesis 30:11), means good fortune, but Jacob connects it with the root gadad, "to gather in troops." Thus, then, "A troop" or "throng of plunderers shall throng upon him, but he shall throng upon their heel." Settling upon the east of the Jordan he shall be exposed to many a sudden incursion of plunderers, but, though ever unready, he shall gather his forces and repel them, and follow with avenging energy upon their rear.