Genesis 49:17
World English Bible (WEB)
Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.
In context
15 He 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.
16 “Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.
18 I have waited for your salvation, LORD.
19 “A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.
Genesis 49:17 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.