Genesis 49:16

Good News Translation (US Version)

“Dan will be a ruler for his people. They will be like the other tribes of Israel.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:22

About the tribe of Dan he said: “Dan is a young lion; He leaps out from Bashan.”

Genesis 30:6

Rachel said, “God has judged in my favor. He has heard my prayer and has given me a son”; so she named him Dan.

Judges 15:20

Samson led Israel for twenty years while the Philistines ruled the land.

Judges 13:2

At that time there was a man named Manoah from the town of Zorah. He was a member of the tribe of Dan. His wife had never been able to have children.

Numbers 10:25

Finally, those under the banner of the division led by the tribe of Dan, serving as the rear guard of all the divisions, would start out, company by company, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.

Genesis 49:15

But he sees that the resting place is good And that the land is delightful. So he bends his back to carry the load And is forced to work as a slave.

Genesis 49:17

Dan will be a snake at the side of the road, A poisonous snake beside the path, That strikes at the horse's heel, So that the rider is thrown off backward.