Deuteronomy 33:20

About Gad, Moses said: 1 Blessed be he who enlarges Gad. 1 He will live there like a lioness, 1 and he will tear off an arm or a head. 1

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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 will call the peoples to the mountains. 1 There will they offer sacrifices of righteousness. 1 For they will suck the abundance of the seas, 1 and from the sand on the seashore.

21He provided the best part for himself, 1 for there was the leader's portion of land reserved. 1 He came with the heads of the people. 1 He carried out the justice of Yahweh 1 and his decrees with Israel.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:26He also said, 1 “May Yahweh, the God of Shem, be blessed, 1 and may Canaan be his servant. 1

Joshua 13:8With the other half of the tribe of Manasseh, the Reubenites and the Gadites had received their inheritance that Moses gave them on the east side of the Jordan,

Joshua 13:24This is what Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, clan by clan:

1 Chronicles 5:18The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers trained for war, who carried shield and sword, and who drew the bow.

1 Chronicles 12:9There were Ezer the leader, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

Psalms 18:19He set me free in a wide open place; he saved me because he was pleased with me. 1

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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