Genesis 49:17
Let Dan be a snake in the way, a viper in the path, biting the hooves of horses, so that his rider may fall backward.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
In Context
16Dan will judge his people just like any other tribe in Israel.
18I will wait for your salvation, O Lord.
Cross References
Judges 16:22And now his hair began to grow back.
1 Chronicles 12:35And then from Dan, there were twenty-eight thousand six hundred, ready for battle.
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 →