English Standard Version

Genesis 49:17-23 English Standard Version (ESV)

17. Dan shall be a serpent in the way,a viper by the path,that bites the horse’s heelsso that his rider falls backward.

18. I wait for your salvation, O Lord.

19. “Raiders shall raid Gad,but he shall raid at their heels.

20. “Asher’s food shall be rich,and he shall yield royal delicacies.

21. “Naphtali is a doe let loosethat bears beautiful fawns.

22. “Joseph is a fruitful bough,a fruitful bough by a spring;his branches run over the wall.

23. The archers bitterly attacked him,shot at him, and harassed him severely,