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Genesis 49:17-19
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Genesis 49:17-19
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
17 Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
a viper by the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that his rider falls backward.
18 I wait for thy salvation, O Lord.
19 Raiders[a] shall raid Gad,
but he shall raid at their heels.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:19 Heb gedud, a raiding troop
Genesis 49:17-19
English Standard Version
Genesis 49:17-19
English Standard Version
17 Dan (A)shall be a serpent in the way,
a viper by the path,
that bites the horse's heels
so that his rider falls backward.
18 I (B)wait for your salvation, O Lord.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for raiders and raid
Genesis 49:17-19
New International Version
Genesis 49:17-19
New International Version
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:19 Gad sounds like the Hebrew for attack and also for band of raiders.
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