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17 
“Dan shall be a [venomous] serpent in the way,
A fanged snake in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falls backward.
18 
“I wait for Your salvation, O Lord.

19 
“As for [a]Gad—a raiding troop shall raid him,
But he shall raid at their heels and assault them [victoriously].

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:19 The Hebrew word from which the name “Gad” is derived has two meanings. In this verse the Hebrew meaning is associated with a “raiding troop” but in 30:11 it is associated with “good fortune.”

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