Kejadian 30:11

30:11 Leah said, “How fortunate!” ¹  So she named him Gad. ² 

Yosua 13:24-28

13:24 Moses assigned land to the tribe of Gad ³  by its clans. 13:25 Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half of Ammonite territory ⁴  as far as Aroer near ⁵  Rabbah. 13:26 Their territory ran ⁶  from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir. 13:27 It included the valley of Beth Haram, ⁷  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. ⁸  13:28 The land allotted to the tribe of Gad by its clans included these cities and their towns. ⁹ 

Yosua 7:5

7:5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased them from in front of the city gate all the way to the fissures ¹⁰  and defeated them on the steep slope. ¹¹  The people’s ¹²  courage melted away like water. ¹³ 

[30:11]  ¹ 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]  ² 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]  ³ tn Heb “assigned to the tribe of Gad, to the sons of Gad.”

[13:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “and half of the land of the sons of Ammon.”

[13:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “in front of.”

[13:26]  ⁶ tn The words “Their territory ran” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied for clarification.

[13:27]  ⁷ tn Or “it included in the valley, Beth Haram.”

[13:27]  ⁸ 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]  ⁹ tn Heb “This is the inheritance of the sons of Gad by their clans, the cities and their towns.”

[7:5]  ¹⁰ tn The meaning and correct translation of the Hebrew word שְׁבָרִים (shÿvarim) is uncertain. The translation “fissures” is based on usage of the plural form of the noun in Ps 60:4 HT (60:2 ET), where it appears to refer to cracks in the earth caused by an earthquake. Perhaps deep ravines or gorges are in view, or the word is a proper noun (“all the way to Shebarim”).

[7:5]  ¹¹ sn The precise geographical location of the Israelite defeat at this “steep slope” is uncertain.

[7:5]  ¹² tn Or “army’s.”

[7:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “and the heart of the people melted and became water.”