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NASB					Gen 49:19 ¶ "^AAs for Gad¹⁴¹⁰, ¹raiders¹⁴¹⁶ shall raid¹⁴⁶⁴ him, But he will raid¹⁴⁶⁴ at their ²heels⁶¹¹⁹.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Gen 49:19 ¶ "As for ¹Gad--a raiding troop shall raid him, But he shall raid at their heels and assault them [victoriously].

NASB Translator's Notes:
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Lit a raiding band

Lit heel

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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The Hebrew word from which the name "Gad" is derived has two meanings. In this verse the Hebrew meaning is associated with a "raiding troop" but in 30:11 it is associated with "good fortune."

NASB Cross References:
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Deut 33:20 ¶ Of Gad he said,
"Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;
He lies down as a lion,
And tears the arm, also the crown of the head.

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1410

Gad (151c); perh. from 1408; a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet:--Dibon-gad*(2), Gad(71).

1416

gedud (151b); from 1413; a band, troop:--band(6), band of raiders(1), Bandits(1), bands(7), divisions(1), marauding band(2), marauding bands(1), raid(1), raiders(3), troop(2), troops(7), troops*(1).

1464

gud (156a); a prim. root; to invade, attack:--invade(1), raid(2).

6119

aqeb (784a); from an unused word; heel, footprint, hind part:--footprints(1), footsteps(1), heel(4), heels(3), hoofs(1), rear guard(1), steps(1), trail(1).

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