Genesis 49:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Dan shall judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel.

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Referenced Verses

Deut 33:22 : 22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp, That leapeth forth from Bashan.
Gen 30:6 : 6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
Num 10:25 : 25 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Judg 13:2 : 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
Judg 13:24-25 : 24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him. 25 And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him in {H4264} Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Judg 15:20 : 20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
Judg 18:1-2 : 1 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. 2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there.
Judg 18:26-27 : 26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house. 27 And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 49:17-19
3 verses
82%
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.
18I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
19Gad, a troop shall press upon him; But he shall press upon their heel.
Deut 33:21-22
2 verses
77%
21And he provided the first part for himself, For there was the lawgiver's portion reserved; And he came [with] the heads of the people; He executed the righteousness of Jehovah, And his ordinances with Israel.
22And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp, That leapeth forth from Bashan.
Josh 19:47-48
2 verses
73%
47And the border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
48This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
Gen 49:15
73%
15And he saw a resting-place that it was good, And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under taskwork.
Josh 19:40-41
2 verses
72%
40The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
41And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,
Ezek 48:1
72%
1Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath, (and they shall have their sides east [and] west,) Dan, one [portion].
Gen 30:6
71%
6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
Num 1:38-39
2 verses
70%
38Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
39those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
Judg 18:1-2
2 verses
69%
1In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
2And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there.
Judg 18:29
69%
29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.
Jer 8:16
68%
16The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the whole land trembleth; for they are come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it; the city and those that dwell therein.
Gen 49:8-10
3 verses
68%
8Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's sons shall bow down before thee.
9Judah is a lion's whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: He stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?
10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
Amos 8:14
68%
14They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beer-sheba liveth; they shall fall, and never rise up again.
Num 2:31
68%
31All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost by their standards.
Num 26:42
67%
42These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.
Num 24:18
67%
18And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, [who were] his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly.
Judg 18:25-26
2 verses
67%
25And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
26And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
Judg 18:22
67%
22When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
Ps 72:2
67%
2He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.
Ezek 47:21
67%
21So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
Num 2:25
67%
25On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Gen 49:27-28
2 verses
66%
27Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth: In the morning he shall devour the prey, And at even he shall divide the spoil.
28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Judg 18:10-11
2 verses
66%
10When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and the land is large; for God hath given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth.
11And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
Judg 1:34
66%
34And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley;
Num 1:12
66%
12Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Deut 33:18-19
2 verses
66%
18And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; And, Issachar, in thy tents.
19They shall call the peoples unto the mountain; There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness: For they shall suck the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.
Deut 16:18
66%
18Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Exod 1:3-4
2 verses
66%
3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Deut 33:7
65%
7And this is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people. With his hands he contended for himself; And thou shalt be a help against his adversaries.
Num 23:24
65%
24Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.
Ps 9:8
65%
8And he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
1 Chr 27:22
65%
22of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.