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Genesis 49:20

Verse 20 of 33. The 49th of 50 chapters in Genesis, in The Law.

16“Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

17Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward.

18I have waited for your salvation, LORD.

19“A troop will press on Gad, but he will press on their heel.

20“Asher’s food will be rich. He will produce royal dainties.

21“Naphtali is a doe set free, who bears beautiful fawns.

22“Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.

23The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:

24But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

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World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.