Genesis 49:17 Parallel Translations

Dan will be a snake on a road, a viper on a path, that bites a horse's heels so that its rider falls off backwards.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse's heels, So that his rider falleth backward.

BBE:

May Dan be a snake in the way, a horned snake by the road, biting the horse's foot so that the horseman has a fall.

DBY:

Dan will be a serpent on the way, A horned snake on the path, Which biteth the horse's heels, So that the rider falleth backwards.

ERV:

Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse's heels, So that his rider falleth backward.

JPS:

Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned snake in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

Dan will be a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, That bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward.

YLT:

Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.

Genesis 49:17 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 49:16 "Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel.

Genesis 49:18 "For Your salvation I wait, O LORD. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

49:13-18 Concerning Zebulun: if prophecy says, Zebulun shall be a haven of ships, be sure Providence will so plant him. God appoints the bounds of our habitation. It is our wisdom and duty to accommodate ourselves to our lot, and to improve it; if Zebulun dwell at the heaven of the sea, let him be for a haven of ships. Concerning Issachar: he saw that the land was pleasant, yielding not only pleasant prospects, but pleasant fruits to recompense his toils. Let us, with an eye of faith, see the heavenly rest to be good, and that land of promise to be pleasant; this will make our present services easy. Dan should, by art, and policy, and surprise, gain advantages against his enemies, like a serpent biting the heel of the traveller. Jacob, almost spent, and ready to faint, relieves himself with those words, I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord! The salvation he waited for was Christ, the promised Seed; now that he was going to be gathered to his people, he breathes after Him to whom the gathering of the people shall be. He declared plainly that he sought heaven, the better country, Heb 11:13,14. Now he is going to enjoy the salvation, he comforts himself that he had waited for the salvation. Christ, as our way to heaven, is to be waited on; and heaven, as our rest in Christ, is to be waited for. It is the comfort of a dying saint thus to have waited for the salvation of the Lord; for then he shall have what he has been waiting for.

CONC:

Adder Along Backward Backwards Bites Biteth Biting Dan Fall Falleth Falls Foot Heels Horned Horse Horse-heels Horseman Horse's Path Rider Road Roadside Serpent Snake Tumbles Viper

Adder Backward Bites Biteth Dan Fall Falleth Falls Foot Heels Horned Horse Horse-Heels Horseman Horse's Path Rider Road Roadside Serpent Snake Viper Way

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