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Genesis 49:16

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

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

In Context

15And he saw that rest was good and the land was pleasing; so he let them put weights on his back and became a servant.

17May Dan be a snake in the way, a horned snake by the road, biting the horse's foot so that the horseman has a fall.

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Cross References

Numbers 10:25And the flag of the children of Dan, whose tents were moved last of all, went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.

Judges 13:2Now there was a certain man of Zorah of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah; and his wife had never given birth to a child.

Judges 15:20And he was judge of Israel in the days of the Philistines for twenty years.

Judges 18:26Then the children of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he, he 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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