17Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse's heels, So that his rider falleth backward.


In Context

14 Issachar is a strong ass, Couching down between the sheepfolds:

15 And he saw a resting place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.

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

17 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.

18 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

19 Gad, a troop shall press upon him: But he shall press upon their heel.

Genesis 49:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:17Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

49:17Dan will be a serpent by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse's heels so that its rider tumbles backward.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

49:17Let Dan be a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, that biteth the horse's heels that his rider may fall backward.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

49:17Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse's heels, So that his rider falleth backward.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:17Dan 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:17Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse-heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:17Dan will be a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, That bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

49:17Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:17Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that bites the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.