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17 Dan will be a serpent on the trail,
    an adder in the path,
that bites the horse’s heels,
    so that his rider falls backward.
18 I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.

19 “A troop will press on Gad,
    but he will press on their heel.

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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.