Genesis 49:16

 Genesis 49:16

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

a. NLT: “Dan will govern his people, like any other tribe in Israel. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel. [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: Dan doth judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel;  [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Classic Amplified: Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.  [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

e. Septuagint: Dan shall judge his people, as one tribe too in Israel.

f. Stone Edition THE CHUMASH, Rabbinic Commentary: Dan will avenge his people, the tribes of Israel will be united as one. [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE CHUMASH Copyright 1998, 2000 by MESORAH PUBLICATIONS, Ldt.]

1. “Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.”

a. Dan [Strong: 1835 Dan dawn from 1777; judge; Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them:--Dan.]

b. shall judge [Strong: 1777 diyn deen or (Gen. 6:3) duwn {doon}; a primitive roy a straight course, i.e. sail direct:--(come) with a straight course.]

c. [his] people [Strong: 5971 `am am from 6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock:--folk, men, nation, people.]

d. [as] one [Strong: 259 'echad ekh-awd' a numeral from 258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first:--a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), + eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,]

e. [of the] tribes [Strong: 7626 shebet shay'-bet from an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan:--X correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.]

f. [of] Israel [Strong: 3478. Nazareth nad-zar-eth' or Nazaret nad-zar-et'; of uncertain derivation; Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine:--Nazareth.]

1). William Varner, Jacob’s Dozen: Bilhah was Rachel’s maid whom she gave to Jacob because of her own inability to conceive (Genesis 30:1-4). When a son was born to Bilhah, Rachel exclaimed, “God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan (Genesis 30:5, 6)...This action was not commanded by God, but he did permit it as a social custom…Most interpreters of this passage have seen a graphic fulfillment of this prophecy in Dan’s greatest son, the famous strong man-judge Samson…The exploits of Samson recorded in Judges 13-16 are famous examples of nontraditional warfare demonstrating the success of the few against the many and the small against the large. Jacob’s words in Genesis 49:17 graphically described Samson’s tactics: “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.”