Deuteronomy 33:20

And to Gad he said, 1 Blessed be he that enlarges Gad: 1 As a lion he rested, 1 Having broken the arm and the ruler. 1

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

19They shall utterly destroy the nations, and ye shall call men there, 1 And there offer the sacrifice of righteousness; 1 For the wealth of the sea shall suckle thee, 1 And so shall the marts of them that dwell by the seacoast.

21And he saw his firstfruits, 1 That there the land of the princes gathered 1 With the chiefs of the people was divided; 1 The Lord wrought righteousness, 1 And his judgment with Israel.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:26And he said, 1 Blessed be the Lord God of Shem, 1 And Canaan shall be his bondservant. 1

Joshua 13:8From Jordan to the great sea westward thou shalt give it them: the great sea shall be the boundary. But to the two tribes and to the half tribe of Manasseh, to Reuben and to Gad Moses gave an inheritance beyond Jordan: Moses the servant of the Lord gave it to them eastward,

Joshua 13:24And Moses gave inheritance to the sons of Gad according to their families.

1 Chronicles 5:18The sons of Reuben and Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of mighty men, bearing shields and sword, and bending the bow, and skilled in war, were forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty, going forth to battle.

1 Chronicles 12:9And from Gad these separated themselves to David from the wilderness, strong mighty men of war, bearing shields and spears, and their faces were as the face of a lion, and they were nimble as roes upon the mountains in speed.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 33:19-22

18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. 19 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. 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. 21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he… Read the whole commentary →

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