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Chapter 30

Genesis 30:11

RBT Translation:
and Weary is saying, `Betrayer!966` And she is calling-out אֶת-his name Invader.
RBT Paraphrase:
and Weary is saying, "Traitor!" And she is summoning the self eternal name of himself, Invader.
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Leah will say, In good fortune: and she will call his name Gad.
LITV Translation:
And Leah said, With fortune. And she called his name Gad.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Leah said, It is happily: and she called his name, Gad.

Footnotes

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Genesis 30:11

Strong’s #1409. Gad. From guwd
The word בגד in Genesis 30:11 presents a textual and interpretive crux. The consonantal text (בגד) was confusing to many scholars who for some reason decided to add the word בָּ֣א "come" which is not in the text. They couldn't understand how it would be connected to gad גד (“fortune/luck,” cf. Ugaritic gd, Phoenician and Aramaic gd, and the deity Gad attested in Northwest Semitic inscriptions). But גד gad also means "troop" or "invader."

The Masoretic tradition inserted a "what we want to read" vocalized clause בָּא גָד (“a troop/fortune has come”) over what was originally written, interpreting the phrase in relation to the naming explanation that follows, “and she called his name Gad.” It's simply false, made up garbage.

On the distinction between גד and בגד: the former can denote “fortune” or “prosperity,” but also "troop" or "invaders." derived from גוד (Strong's #1464). See its use in Genesis 49:19. By contrast, בגד is an unrelated triliteral root meaning “to act treacherously, to betray,” with the associated noun or participle בגד “(treacherous) garment,” or "betrayer" originally linked to the notion of covering and thus metaphorically to concealment and faithlessness. (See bagad #898 traitor, covert betrayer).