Genesis 49:16

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

In Context

15And he saw a resting place that it was good, and the land that it was pleasant. And he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant under task work.

17Dan shall be a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, that bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward.

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Cross References

Numbers 10:25And the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their armies, and over his army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

Judges 13:2And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah, and his wife was barren, and did not bear.

Judges 15:20And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

Judges 18:26And the sons of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 49:14-22

13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for a haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. 18 I… Read the whole commentary →

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