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.


In Context

14 "Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down between two saddlebags.

15 When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.

16 "Dan will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

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

18 "I look for your deliverance, O Lord .

19 "Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels.

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 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 English Revised 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 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.