Genesis 49:16

Dan will judge his people 1 as one of the tribes of Israel. 1

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

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15He sees a good resting place and the pleasant land. 1 He will bend his shoulder to the burden 1 and become a servant for the task. 1

17Dan will be a snake beside the road, 1 a poisonous snake in the path 1 that bites the horse's heels, 1 so that his rider falls backward. 1

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Cross References

Numbers 10:25The armies that camped under the banner of Dan's descendants set out last. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai led Dan's army.

Judges 13:2There was a man from Zorah, of the clan of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. His wife was not able to become pregnant and so she had not given birth.

Judges 15:20Samson judged Israel in the days of the Philistines for twenty years.

Judges 18:26Then the people of Dan went their way. 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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