King James Version

Genesis 49:19

Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

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גָּ֖דgadGadגָּדnoun, proper name — “Gad”H1410Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophetGad.גְּד֣וּדgedudarmyגְּדוּדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH1416a crowd (especially of soldiers)army, band (of men), company, troop (of robbers).יְגוּדֶ֑נּוּyegudenvinvadeגּוּדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “invade”, an unfinished actionH1464to crowd upon, i.e. attackinvade, overcome.וְה֖וּאvehuand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יָגֻ֥דyagudinvadeגּוּדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “invade”, an unfinished actionH1464to crowd upon, i.e. attackinvade, overcome.עָקֵֽבaqevheelעָקֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “heel”, the ordinary formH6119a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for H6120 (עָקֵב)), (foot-) step.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Gad, a troop shall troop upon him; but he shall troop upon their heel.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Gad, a troop shall press upon him; But he shall press upon their heel.

Young’s Literal Translation

Gad! a troop assaulteth him, But he assaulteth last.

World English Bible

“A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.

Darby Translation

Gad — troops will rush upon him; But he will rush upon the heel.

Douay-Rheims

Gad, being girded, shall fight before him: and he himself shall be girded backward.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Gad, a troop shall troop upon him; but he shall troop upon their heel.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Gad, a plundering troop shall plunder him; but he shall plunder him, pursuing him closely.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Γὰδ, πειρατήριον πειρατεύσει αὐτόν· αὐτὸς δὲ πειράτεύσει αὐτὸν κατὰ πόδας.