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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.

18 “I long for your deliverance, O Lord![a]

19 “Gad shall be raided by raiders,
    but he shall raid at their heels.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 49:18 This short plea for divine mercy has been inserted into the middle of Jacob’s testament.
  2. 49:19 In Hebrew there is assonance between the name Gad and the words for “raided,” “raiders,” and “raid.”

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.