Deuteronomy 33:20

Translations

Modern

Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And of Gad he said, “Blessed is he who enlarges Gad; as a lion He dwells; and he tears the arm and the crown of the head.

Latin

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

Original

Hebrew

English

Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.

Notes

Deuteronomy 33:20

Gad was the older of two sons born to Jacob by Leah’s servant Zilpah (Genesis 30:10–11). His name means “good fortune.”

However, the main idea is that the one who helps the tribe gain more land is the truly fortunate one. The tribe of Gad settled east of the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee.

Deuteronomy 33:1–29

On the day before he died, Jacob blessed his 12 sons (Genesis 49:1–28). Many years later, Moses also blessed these same sons. By that time, they had become large and powerful tribes. Moses, like Jacob, spoke as a founding father of the nation.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Ancient Law Codes Blessing The Priestly Blessing

Related verses

Genesis 49:19
Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.
1 Chronicles 12:8–14
Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
Genesis 9:26–27
He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
Joshua 13:8
The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:
Joshua 13:10
…and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites;
1 Chronicles 4:10
And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
1 Chronicles 5:18–21
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.
Psalm 18:19
He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
Joshua 13:24–28
This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad:
1 Chronicles 12:37–38
And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.
Psalm 18:36
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Micah 5:8
Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.

People

Gad: Israelite tribe; descended from Gad, son of Jacob

Glossary

Deuteronomy, Book of Gad, Tribe of Jeshurun Moses Poetry, Biblical Song of Moses

Topics

Death: Scenes of Death of Moses Gad: A Tribe of Israel: Blessed by Moses The Lion of the Tribe of Gad The Lion: Rends Its Prey the Tribe of Gad: Predictions Respecting The Tribes of Israel: Predictions Respecting Each of

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