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Genesis 49:16

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

KJV

Dan judicabit populum suum sicut et alia tribus in Israël.

Vulgate

Δὰν κρινεῖ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ λαόν, ὡσεὶ καὶ μία φυλὴ ἐν Ἰσραήλ.

LXX

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

ASV

דָּ֖ן יָדִ֣ין עַמּ֑/וֹ כְּ/אַחַ֖ד שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Dan

In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
דָ֔ן
dn
proper_noun · 70×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יָדִ֣ין
ydyn
verb · 24×
שֵׁ֣בֶט
shbt
noun · 189×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. The Work is Taken Up After a Violent Interruption, Which Has Driven the Writer from Alexandria. He Addresses Himself to It Again, with Thanks for His Deliverance, and Prayer for Guidance. When a house is being built which is to be made as strong as possible, the building takes place in fine weather and in calm, so that nothing may hinder the structure from acquiring the need…

Cross-references

  • Deut 33:22 — And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
  • Gen 30:6 — And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
  • Gen 30:6 — And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.