Genesis 49:17-23 New Century Version (NCV)

17. Dan will be like a snake by the side of the road,a dangerous snake lying near the path.That snake bites a horse’s leg,and the rider is thrown off backward.

18. “Lord, I wait for your salvation.

19. “Robbers will attack Gad,but he will defeat them and drive them away.

20. “Asher’s land will grow much good food;he will grow food fit for a king.

21. “Naphtali is like a female deer that runs free,that has beautiful fawns.

22. “Joseph is like a grapevine that produces much fruit,a healthy vine watered by a spring,whose branches grow over the wall.

23. Archers attack him violentlyand shoot at him angrily,

Genesis 49