Genesis 49:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 49:1714 words
יְהִיyəhîExist
דָןdānDan
נָחָשׁnāḥāšSnake
עֲלֵיʿălêAbove
דֶרֶךְdereḵəRoad
שְׁפִיפֹןšəp̄îp̄ōnSerpent
עֲלֵיʿălêAbove
אֹרַחʾōraḥRoad
הַנֹּשֵׁךְhanōšēḵəThe strike
עִקְּבֵיʿiqəvêHeel
סוּסsûsHorse
וַיִּפֹּלwayipōlAnd fall
רֹכְבוֹrōḵəvwōRide
אָחוֹרʾāḥwōrHinder
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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