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Deuteronomy 33:20

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּלְגָ֣דu.le.Gadand of GadH1410 →
אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe saidH559 →
בָּר֖וּךְba.Rukh[be] blessedH1288 →
מַרְחִ֣יבmar.Chiv[one who] enlargesH7337 →
גָּ֑דGadGadH1410 →
כְּלָבִ֣יאke.la.Vi'like a lionH3833 →
שָׁכֵ֔ןsha.Khenhe dwellsH7931 →
וְטָרַ֥ףve.ta.Rafand he tearsH2963 →
זְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'an armH2220 →
אַף־'af-alsoH637 →
קָדְקֹֽד׃ka.de.Koda scalpH6936 →

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Jeremiah 2:16The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.Psalms 7:2or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.Genesis 49:19Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.Numbers 23:24Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”Joshua 13:8The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:Micah 5:8Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.Joshua 13:24–28This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad:1 Chronicles 12:37–38And from east of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.1 Chronicles 12:8–14Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:1 Chronicles 4:10And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.Genesis 9:26–27He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.1 Chronicles 5:18–21The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.Psalms 18:36You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.Psalms 18:19He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.Joshua 13:10and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites;

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Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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