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Genesis 49:17

17 “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.

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Genesis 49:17 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 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.

Genesis 49:17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 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.

Genesis 49:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 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.

Genesis 49:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 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.

Genesis 49:17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 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.

Genesis 49:17 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 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.

Genesis 49:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 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.

Genesis 49:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 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.

Genesis 49:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 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. 

Genesis 49:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 He will be a snake by the road,

a viper beside the path,

that bites the horses’ heels

so that its rider falls backward.

Genesis 49:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 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.

Genesis 49:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 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.

Genesis 49:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 Dan will be a serpent 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.


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