King James Version
Deuteronomy 33:20 in the King James Version says “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 h...” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Deuteronomy 33:20 · KJV
And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
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.
And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel. seated: Heb. cieled
And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
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“And of Gad”
H1410gad, a son of jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
“Blessed”
H1288to kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as
“be he that enlargeth”
H7337to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)
“And of Gad”
H1410gad, a son of jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
“as a lion”
H3833a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))
“and teareth”
H2963to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
“the arm”
H2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
“with”
H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
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