Genesis 49:16
14 Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between the sheepfolds.
15 He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 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.
18 I await Your salvation, O LORD.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
- KJV
- Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
- WEB
- “Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
- ASV
- Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel.
- DARBY
- Dan will judge his people, As another of the tribes of Israel.
- BLB
- Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
- ÅB
- Dan skal dømme sitt folk, han som de andre Israels stammer.
- OTB
- «Dan skal styre sitt folk som en av Israels stammer.
- B1930
- Dan skal dømme sitt folk, han som de andre Israels stammer.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 33:22
Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.”
Read in contextGenesis 30:6
Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
Read in contextJudges 13:2
Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.
Read in contextJudges 18:26–27
So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.
Read in contextNumbers 10:25
Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
Read in contextJudges 18:1–2
In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
Read in contextJudges 13:24–25
So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.
Read in contextJudges 15:20
And Samson judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines.
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