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17 He will be small and dangerous, like a snake that lies beside the road. He will be like a snake that bites the legs of horses so that the riders fall off.

18 I trust you to save me from trouble, Lord.[a]

Gad

19 Robbers will attack Gad, but he will fight back against them.

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  1. 49:18 Jacob prays for himself and then he continues.

17 Dan(A) will be a snake by the roadside,
    a viper along the path,(B)
that bites the horse’s heels(C)
    so that its rider tumbles backward.

18 “I look for your deliverance,(D) Lord.(E)

19 “Gad[a](F) will be attacked by a band of raiders,
    but he will attack them at their heels.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for attack and also for band of raiders.