Genesis 49:17
And let Dan be a serpent in the way, besetting the path, biting the heel of the horse (and the rider shall fall backward),
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
16Dan shall judge his people, as one tribe too in Israel.
18waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
Cross References
Judges 16:22And the hair of his head began to grow + 16:22 Gr. as he was shaven.as before it was shaven.
1 Chronicles 12:35And of Nephthali a thousand captains, and with them men with shields and spears, thirty-seven thousand.
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 →