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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsDan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse’s heels, So that his rider falleth backward.
He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.
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.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)