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 10 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.
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
17Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
An adder in the path,
That biteth the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falleth backward.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
17Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder by the path, byting the horse heeles, so that his rider shall fall backward.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
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.
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.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
17He will be small and dangerous, like a snake that lies beside the road. He will be like a snake that bites the legs of horses so that the riders fall off.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
17Dan is a serpent by the way, a viper by the path, || Which is biting the horse’s heels, || And its rider falls backward.