18 [a]O Lord, I have waited for thy salvation.

19 ¶ Gad, a host of men shall overcome him, but he shall overcome at the last.

20 ¶ Concerning Asher, his [b]bread shall be fat, and he shall give pleasures for a king.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:18 Seeing the miseries that his posterity should fall into, he bursteth out in prayer to God to remedy it.
  2. Genesis 49:20 He shall abound in corn and pleasant fruits.

18 “I look for your deliverance,(A) Lord.(B)

19 “Gad[a](C) will be attacked by a band of raiders,
    but he will attack them at their heels.(D)

20 “Asher’s(E) food will be rich;(F)
    he will provide delicacies fit for a king.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for attack and also for band of raiders.