Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version About Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges Gad’s domain! Gad lives there like a lion, tearing at arm or head. New Living Translation Moses said this about the tribe of Gad: “Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad’s territory! Gad is poised there like a lion to tear off an arm or a head. English Standard Version And of Gad he said, “Blessed be he who enlarges Gad! Gad crouches like a lion; he tears off arm and scalp. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version And of Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges Gad; He dwells as a lion, And tears the arm and the crown of his head. New American Standard Bible 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. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 And 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. Legacy Standard Bible Of Gad he said, “Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad; He lies down as a lion, And tears the arm, also the top of the head. Amplified Bible Of Gad he said, “Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad; He lurks like a lioness, And tears the arm and the crown of the head. Christian Standard Bible He said about Gad: The one who enlarges Gad’s territory will be blessed. He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or even a head. Holman Christian Standard Bible He said about Gad: The one who enlarges Gad’s territory will be blessed. He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or even a head. American Standard Version And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: He dwelleth as a lioness, And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And to Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges Gad; he lives like a lion and he shatters the arm with the head. Brenton Septuagint Translation And to Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlarges Gad: as a lion he rested, having broken the arm and the ruler. Contemporary English Version Tribe of Gad, the LORD will bless you with more land. So shout his praises! Your tribe is like a lion ripping up its victim. Douay-Rheims Bible And to Gad he said: Blessed be Gad in his breadth: he hath rested as a lion, and hath seized upon the arm and the top of the head. English Revised Version And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: He dwelleth as a lioness, And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head. GOD'S WORD® Translation About the tribe of [Gad]he said, "Blessed is the one who gives the people of Gad more land. They wait there like a lion. They can tear off an arm or a head. Good News Translation About the tribe of Gad he said: "Praise God, who made their territory large. Gad waits like a lion To tear off an arm or a scalp. International Standard Version About Gad he said: "Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad! Like a roaring lion, he crouches, tearing arm and scalp. JPS Tanakh 1917 And of Gad he said: Blessed be He that enlargeth Gad; He dwelleth as a lioness, And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head. Literal Standard Version And of Gad he said: Blessed is he who is enlarging Gad, | He dwells as a lioness, | And has torn the arm—also the crown! Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who has made Gad so vast! He lies there like a lion; he tears the arm, the head as well. NET Bible Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he will dwell; he will tear at an arm--indeed, a scalp. New Revised Standard Version And of Gad he said: Blessed be the enlargement of Gad! Gad lives like a lion; he tears at arm and scalp. New Heart English Bible Of Gad he said, "He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm, yes, the crown of the head. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible About Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm and the crown of the head. Young's Literal Translation And of Gad he said: -- Blessed of the Enlarger is Gad, As a lioness he doth tabernacle, And hath torn the arm -- also the crown! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes…19They will call the peoples to a mountain; there they will offer sacrifices of righteousness. For they will feast on the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.” 20Concerning 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. 21He chose the best land for himself, because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there. He came with the leaders of the people; he administered the LORD’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.”… Cross References Genesis 49:9 Judah is a young lion--my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Genesis 49:19 Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels. Jeremiah 2:16 The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head. Treasury of Scripture And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlarges Gad: he dwells as a lion, and tears the arm with the crown of the head. Blessed Genesis 9:26,27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant… Joshua 13:8,10,24-28 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them; … 1 Chronicles 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. he dwelleth 1 Chronicles 5:18-21 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war… Jump to Previous Arm Blessed Blessing Couches Crown Domain Dwell Dwelleth Dwells Enlarges Enlargeth Head Limits Lioness Makes Rest She-Lion Tabernacle Teareth Tearing Tears Top WideJump to Next Arm Blessed Blessing Couches Crown Domain Dwell Dwelleth Dwells Enlarges Enlargeth Head Limits Lioness Makes Rest She-Lion Tabernacle Teareth Tearing Tears Top WideDeuteronomy 33 1. The majesty of God6. The blessings of the twelve tribes 26. The excellence of Israel (20) Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad.--The mountains of Gilead shut him in. He dwelleth as a lion.--See 1Chronicles 12:8, for eleven Gadites, "whose faces were as the faces of lions." Verses 20, 21. - As in the blessing of Shem by Noah, God is praised for Shem's prosperity (Genesis 9:26), so here God is praised for the enlargement of the warlike tribe of Gad (cf. Genesis 49:19). He dwelleth as a lion; rather, as a lioness. Though the noun לָבִיא has a masc. termination, usage shows that it was the female and not the male that was thereby designated (see e.g., Genesis 49:9; Numbers 24:9, where it can hardly, be a mere synonym; and Job 4:11; Job 38:39, where the reference to the young of the animal accords better with the lioness than with the lion, Gesenius).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Concerning Gadוּלְגָ֣ד (ū·lə·ḡāḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1410: Gad -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet he said: אָמַ֔ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Blessed [is] בָּר֖וּךְ (bā·rūḵ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse he who enlarges מַרְחִ֣יב (mar·ḥîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 7337: To be or grow wide or large [the domain of] Gad! גָּ֑ד (gāḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1410: Gad -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet He lies down שָׁכֵ֔ן (šā·ḵên) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell like a lion כְּלָבִ֣יא (kə·lā·ḇî) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3833: To roar, a lion, and tears off וְטָרַ֥ף (wə·ṭā·rap̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2963: To pluck off, pull to pieces, to supply with food an arm זְר֖וֹעַ (zə·rō·w·a‘) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2220: The arm, the foreleg, force or אַף־ (’ap̄-) Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though a head. קָדְקֹֽד׃ (qā·ḏə·qōḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6936: Head, crown of the head Links Deuteronomy 33:20 NIVDeuteronomy 33:20 NLT Deuteronomy 33:20 ESV Deuteronomy 33:20 NASB Deuteronomy 33:20 KJV Deuteronomy 33:20 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 33:20 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 33:20 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 33:20 French Bible Deuteronomy 33:20 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 33:20 Of Gad he said He who enlarges (Deut. 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