Genesis 49:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 When he saw how good a settled life was,
and how pleasant the land,
He bent his shoulder to the burden
and became a toiling serf.
16 “Dan shall achieve justice[a] for his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Let Dan be a serpent by the roadside,
a horned viper by the path,
That bites the horse’s heel,
so that the rider tumbles backward.
Footnotes
- 49:16 In Hebrew the verb for “achieve justice” is from the same root as the name Dan.
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