Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; yes, he has heard me and given me a son,” so she named him Dan.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 30:6 In Hb, the name Dan sounds like “has vindicated,” or “has judged.”

Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me;(A) he has listened to my plea and given me a son.”(B) Because of this she named him Dan.[a](C)

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  1. Genesis 30:6 Dan here means he has vindicated.

And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

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16 Dan will judge his people(A)
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan will be a snake by the road,
a viper beside the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that its rider falls backward.

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16 “Dan[a](A) will provide justice for his people
    as one of the tribes of Israel.(B)
17 Dan(C) will be a snake by the roadside,
    a viper along the path,(D)
that bites the horse’s heels(E)
    so that its rider tumbles backward.

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  1. Genesis 49:16 Dan here means he provides justice.

16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

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