Verse Comparison: Genesis 49:17
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
You are a snake that bites the heel of a horse, making its rider fall.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
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.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
"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.
New International Version
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.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Dan shall resemble a serpent in the way, A horned snake in the path, That bites the horse's heels, So that his rider falls backward.
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.
Young's Literal Translation
Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.
