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18 Lord, I shall abide thine health. (Lord, I wait for thy salvation!)

19 Gad shall be girded, and he shall fight (them) before him, and he shall be girded behind. (Gad shall be girded, and shall be attacked from the front, but he shall fight back from behind.)

20 Asher, his bread shall be fat, and he shall give delights to kings.

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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.