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Genesis 49:17
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KJ21
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse’s heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
ASV
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.
AMP
“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.
AMPC
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, a horned snake in the path, that bites at the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.
BRG
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.
CSB
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.
CSBA
Dan will be a snake by the road, a viper beside the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider falls backwards.
CEB
Dan will be a snake on the road, a serpent on the path, biting a horse’s heels, so its rider falls backward.
CJB
Dan will be a viper on the road, a horned snake in the path that bites the horse’s heels so its rider falls off backward.
CEV
You are a snake that bites the heel of a horse, making its rider fall.
DARBY
Dan will be a serpent on the way, A horned snake on the path, Which biteth the horse's heels, So that the rider falleth backwards.
DRA
Let Dan be a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, that biteth the horse's heels that his rider may fall backward.
ERV
Dan will be like a snake at the side of the road. He will be like a dangerous snake lying near the path. That snake bites a horse’s foot, and the rider falls to the ground.
EASY
He will be small and dangerous, like a snake that lies beside the road. He will be like a snake that bites the legs of horses so that the riders fall off.
EHV
Dan will be a snake in the way, a viper in the path. It bites the horse’s heels, so that its rider falls backward.
ESV
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.
ESVUK
Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a viper by the path, that bites the horse's heels so that his rider falls backwards.
EXB
Dan will be like a snake by the side of the road, a ·dangerous snake [viper] lying near the path. That snake bites a horse’s ·leg [heel; hoof], and the rider is thrown off backward.
GNV
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder by the path, biting the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
GW
Dan will be a snake on a road, a viper on a path, that bites a horse’s heels so that its rider falls off backwards.
GNT
Dan will be a snake at the side of the road, A poisonous snake beside the path, That strikes at the horse's heel, So that the rider is thrown off backward.
HCSB
He will be a snake by the road, a viper beside the path, that bites the horses’ heels so that its rider falls backward.
ICB
Dan will be like a snake by the side of the road. He will be like a dangerous snake lying near the path. That snake bites a horse’s leg. And the rider is thrown off backward.
ISV
Dan will be a snake on the path, a viper on the road that snaps at the heels of horses, causing their riders to fall off.
JUB
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that bites the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
Dan shall be a serpent in the way, A horned snake in the path, That bites the horse’s heels, So that his rider falls backward.
LEB
Dan shall be a serpent on the way, a viper on the road that bites the heels of a horse, so that its rider falls backward.
TLB
He shall be a serpent in the path that bites the horses’ heels, so that the rider falls off.
MSG
Dan will handle matters of justice for his people; he will hold his own just fine among the tribes of Israel. Dan is only a small snake in the grass, a lethal serpent in ambush by the road When he strikes a horse in the heel, and brings its huge rider crashing down.
MEV
Dan shall be a serpent by the road, a viper on the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider will fall backward.
NOG
Dan will be a snake on a road, a viper on a path, that bites a horse’s heels so that its rider falls off backwards.
NABRE
Let Dan be a serpent by the roadside, a horned viper by the path, That bites the horse’s heel, so that the rider tumbles backward.
NASB
Dan shall be a serpent in the way, A horned viper in the path, That bites the horse’s heels, So that its rider falls backward.
NASB1995
“Dan shall be a serpent in the way, A horned snake in the path, That bites the horse’s heels, So that his rider falls backward.
NCB
Dan will be like a serpent by the wayside, an adder by the path, that bites the heels of horses and its horsemen fall backward.
NCV
Dan will be like a snake by the side of the road, a dangerous snake lying near the path. That snake bites a horse’s leg, and the rider is thrown off backward.
NET
May Dan be a snake beside the road, a viper by the path, that bites the heels of the horse so that its rider falls backward.
NIRV
Dan will be a snake by the side of the road. He will be a poisonous snake along the path. It bites the horse’s heels so that the rider falls off backward.
NIV
Dan will be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
NIVUK
Dan will be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backwards.
NKJV
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, A viper by the path, That bites the horse’s heels So that its rider shall fall backward.
NLV
Dan will be a snake in the way, a snake in the road, that bites the horse’s heels so that the man falls off.
NLT
Dan will be a snake beside the road, a poisonous viper along the path that bites the horse’s hooves so its rider is thrown off.
NRSVA
Dan shall be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider falls backwards.
NRSVACE
Dan shall be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider falls backwards.
NRSVCE
Dan shall be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider falls backward.
NRSVUE
Dan shall be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider falls backward.
OJB
Dan shall be a nachash beside the derech, a viper along the orach (path) that biteth the ikkvei sus (the horse heels), so that its rider shall fall backward.
RGT
“Dan shall be a serpent on the way, an adder by the path, biting the horse heels so that his rider shall fall backward.
RSV
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.
RSVCE
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.
TLV
Let Dan be a serpent beside a road, a viper beside a path, who strikes a horse’s heels, so that its rider falls backward.
VOICE
Yet Dan will also be a snake by the road, a viper along the path That strikes at the horse’s heels as it goes by so that its rider falls backward.
WEB
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.
WYC
Dan be made a serpent in the way, and (a) cerastes, that is, an horned adder, in the path, and bite he the feet of an horse, that the rider of him fall backward; (Let Dan be made a serpent on the way, and a cerastes, or a horned adder, on the path, and bite he the horse’s feet, so that his rider fall backwards;)
YLT
Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.
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