Genesis 49:17

And let Dan be a serpent in the way, 1 Besetting the path, 1 Biting the heel of the horse 1 (And the rider shall fall backward), 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

16Dan shall judge his people, 1 As one tribe too in Israel. 1

18Waiting for the salvation of the Lord. 1

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Cross References

Judges 16:22And the hair of his head began to grow as before it was shaven.

1 Chronicles 12:35And of Naphtali 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 →

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