New International Version (NIV)
17Dan will be a snake by the roadside,
a viper along the path,
that bites the horse’s heels
so that its rider tumbles backward.
Genesis 49:17
Genesis 49:17 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
17“Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
A horned viper in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that its rider falls backward.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
17Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
A horned snake in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falls backward.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
17“Dan shall be a [venomous] serpent in the way,
A fanged snake in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falls backward.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
17He will be a snake by the road,
a viper in the path
that bites the horse’s heels
so that its rider tumbles backward.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
17Dan will be a snake by the side of the road.
He will be a poisonous snake along the path.
It bites the horse’s heels
so that the rider falls off backward.