Verse 17
Genesis 49:17
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse’s heels, So that his rider falleth backward.
Original Language Text
hebrew
יְהִי דָן֙ נָחָ֣שׁ עֲלֵי דֶ֔רֶךְ שְׁפִיפֹ֖ן עֲלֵי אֹ֑רַח הַ/נֹּשֵׁךְ֙ עִקְּבֵי ס֔וּס וַ/יִּפֹּ֥ל רֹכְב֖/וֹ אָחֽוֹר
English Translation
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, a viper by the path, that bites the heels of horses so that their rider falls backward.
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