Genesis 49:17 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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 shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horses heels, So that his rider falleth backward.

English Amplified

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.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Dan will be a snake by the road, a viper beside the path, that bites the horses’ heels so that its rider falls backward.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

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.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

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.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

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.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He will be a snake beside the road, a poisonous viper along the path, that bites the horse's heels so the rider is thrown off.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He will be a snake by the road, a viper beside the path, that bites the horses' heels so that its rider falls backwards.

English KJV 1611

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.

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.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

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.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

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.

Dan will be a serpent by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse's heels so that its rider tumbles backward.

English NKJ 1982

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.

He will be a snake beside the road, a poisonous viper along the path, that bites the horse's heels so the rider is thrown off.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Dan will be a snake waiting by the roadside, like a snake in the grass. He bites the horse’s heels, making its rider fall backward.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He shall be a serpent in the path that bites the horses' heels, so that the rider falls off.

English Tyndale 1537

Dan shall be a serpent in the way, and an adder in the path, and bite the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.