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Genesis 30:11

And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

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וַתֹּ֥אמֶרvatomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לֵאָ֖הleahLeahלֵאָהnoun, proper name — “Leah”H3812Leah, a wife of JacobLeah.בגדvgdin troopגָּדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in troop”, the ordinary formH1409fortunetroop.בָּ֣אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “to come”, a verb used as a describing wordH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…גָ֑דgadtroopגָּדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “troop”, the ordinary formH1409fortunetroop.וַתִּקְרָ֥אvatiqraand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and call”, the next action in the storyH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שְׁמ֖וֹshemvofameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.גָּֽדgadGadגָּדnoun, proper name — “Gad”H1410Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophetGad.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Leah said: 'Fortune is come!' And she called his name Gad.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Leah saith, 'A troop is coming;' and she calleth his name Gad.

World English Bible

Leah said, “How fortunate!” She named him Gad.

Darby Translation

And Leah said, Fortunately! and she called his name Gad.

Douay-Rheims

She said: Happily. And therefore called his name Gad.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Leah said: 'Fortune is come!' And she called his name Gad.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Lea said, It is happily: and she called his name, Gad.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε Λεία, ἐν τύχῃ· καὶ ἐπωνόμασε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Γάδ.