Genesis 30:10-11
Context30:10 Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. 1 30:11 Leah said, “How fortunate!” 2 So she named him Gad. 3
Joshua 13:24-28
Context13:24 Moses assigned land to the tribe of Gad 4 by its clans. 13:25 Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half of Ammonite territory 5 as far as Aroer near 6 Rabbah. 13:26 Their territory ran 7 from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir. 13:27 It included the valley of Beth Haram, 8 Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, and the rest of the realm of King Sihon of Heshbon, the area east of the Jordan to the end of the Sea of Kinnereth. 9 13:28 The land allotted to the tribe of Gad by its clans included these cities and their towns. 10
[30:10] 1 tn Heb “and Zilpah, the servant of Leah, bore for Jacob a son.”
[30:11] 2 tc The statement in the Kethib (consonantal text) appears to mean literally “with good fortune,” if one takes the initial בְּ (bet) as a preposition indicating accompaniment. The Qere (marginal reading) means “good fortune has arrived.”
[30:11] 3 sn The name Gad (גָּד, gad) means “good fortune.” The name reflects Leah’s feeling that good fortune has come her way, as expressed in her statement recorded earlier in the verse.
[13:24] 4 tn Heb “assigned to the tribe of Gad, to the sons of Gad.”
[13:25] 5 tn Heb “and half of the land of the sons of Ammon.”
[13:25] 6 tn Heb “in front of.”
[13:26] 7 tn The words “Their territory ran” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied for clarification.
[13:27] 8 tn Or “it included in the valley, Beth Haram.”
[13:27] 9 sn The Sea of Kinnereth is another name for the Sea of Galilee. See the note on the word “Kinnereth” in 11:2.
[13:28] 10 tn Heb “This is the inheritance of the sons of Gad by their clans, the cities and their towns.”