Genesis Chapter 49 verse 17 Holy Bible
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewHeדָן֙ (ḏān)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1835: Dan -- 'judge', a son of Jacob, also a place in Northern Israelwill beיְהִי־ (yə·hî-)Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bea serpentנָחָ֣שׁ (nā·ḥāš)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5175: A serpentbyעֲלֵי־ (‘ă·lê-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe road,דֶ֔רֶךְ (ḏe·reḵ)Noun - common singularStrong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of actiona viperשְׁפִיפֹ֖ן (šə·p̄î·p̄ōn)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 8207: A kind of serpent, the cerastes, horned adderinעֲלֵי־ (‘ă·lê-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe path,אֹ֑רַח (’ō·raḥ)Noun - common singularStrong's 734: A well-trodden road, a caravanthat bitesהַנֹּשֵׁךְ֙ (han·nō·šêḵ)Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 5391: To strike with a, sting, to oppress with usurythe horse’sס֔וּס (sūs)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird)heelsעִקְּבֵי־ (‘iq·qə·ḇê-)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 6119: Heel, footprint, hind partso that its riderרֹכְב֖וֹ (rō·ḵə·ḇōw)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 7392: To ride, to place upon, to despatchtumblesוַיִּפֹּ֥ל (way·yip·pōl)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5307: To fall, liebackward.אָחֽוֹר׃ (’ā·ḥō·wr)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 268: The hinder part, behind, backward, the WestJump to PreviousAdder Backward Bites Biteth Dan Fall Falleth Falls Foot Heels Horned Horse Horse-Heels Horseman Horse's Path Rider Road Roadside Serpent Snake Viper Way