Genesis 49:17
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder by the path, byting the horse heeles, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
16Dan shall iudge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
18O Lord, I haue waited for thy saluation.
Cross References
Judges 16:22And the heare of his head began to growe againe after that it was shauen.
1 Chronicles 12:35And of Dan expert in battell, eyght and twentie thousande, and sixe hundreth.
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 →