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Danדָּןwill judgeיָדִיןhis peopleעַמּוֹas oneכְּאַחַדof the tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Genesis 49:16
Study it in the app“Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 49:16, word by word
- Danדָּןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- will judgeיָדִיןyadin
judge
To decide with authority who is in the right and to govern justly.
Where else “yadin” appears- his peopleעַמּam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- as oneאַחַדachad
united
United as one: "YHWH is one".
Where else “achad” appears- of the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
Translation note
“Dan” and “will judge” (yadin) sound alike.
Places in this verse
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
15He saw a resting place, that it was good, and the land, that it was pleasant; so he bent his shoulder to bear burdens and became subject to forced labor.
16 · This verse (above)
17Dan will be a serpent by the way, a viper by the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that its rider falls backward.
To study Genesis 49 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jacob say about Judah and Joseph in his blessings (vv. 8-12, 22-26)?
2. What it means
What does it show that Jacob gave each son a different blessing (v. 28)?
3. How I live it
How can you recognize what is distinct and unique in each person in your family?