Genesis 49:16

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

15He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.

17Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.

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Cross References

Numbers 10:25The standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rear guard of all the camps, set forward according to their armies. Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai was over his army.

Judges 13:2There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.

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

Judges 18:26The children of Dan went their way; and 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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