When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her servant Zilpah and (A)gave her to Jacob as a wife. 10 Then Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11 And Leah said, (B)“Good fortune has come!” so she called his name (C)Gad.[a] 12 Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

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  1. Genesis 30:11 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for good fortune

When Leah(A) saw that she had stopped having children,(B) she took her servant Zilpah(C) and gave her to Jacob as a wife.(D) 10 Leah’s servant Zilpah(E) bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!”[a] So she named him Gad.[b](F)

12 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

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  1. Genesis 30:11 Or “A troop is coming!”
  2. Genesis 30:11 Gad can mean good fortune or a troop.