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Genesis 49:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

18 “I long for your deliverance, O Lord![a]

19 “Gad shall be raided by raiders,
    but he shall raid at their heels.[b]

20 “Asher’s produce is rich,
    and he shall furnish delicacies for kings.

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Footnotes

  1. 49:18 This short plea for divine mercy has been inserted into the middle of Jacob’s testament.
  2. 49:19 In Hebrew there is assonance between the name Gad and the words for “raided,” “raiders,” and “raid.”
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