Deuteronomy 33:22
And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
Deuteronomy 33:22 in other translations
| BSB | Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.” |
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| WEB | About Dan he said, “Dan is a lion’s cub that leaps out of Bashan.” |
| ASV | And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp, That leapeth forth from Bashan. |
| YLT | And of Dan he said: --Dan is a lion's whelp; he doth leap from Bashan. |
| DARBY | And of Dan he said, Dan is a young lion; He shall spring forth from Bashan. |
| BBE | And of Dan he said, Dan is a young lion, springing out from Bashan. |
| Webster | And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan. |
What does Deuteronomy 33:22 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 33:6-23
The order in which the tribes are here blessed, is not the same as is observed elsewhere. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in general, or to David as a type of Christ. Moses largely blesses the tribe of Levi. Acceptance with God is what we should all aim at, and desire, in all our devotions, whether men accept us or not, 2Co 5:9. This prayer is a prophecy, that God will keep up a ministry in his…
Deuteronomy 33:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 33:22
- Joshua 19:47
And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight 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.
- Judges 18:27
And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.
- Judges 16:30
And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
- Judges 13:24-25
And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
- Judges 15:15
And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
- Judges 14:19
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.
- 1 Chronicles 12:35
And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
- Judges 15:8
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
- Judges 14:6
And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
- Judges 13:2
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.
- Genesis 49:16-17
Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 33:21
And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel.
- Deuteronomy 33:22
And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
- Deuteronomy 33:23
And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord: possess thou the west and the south.
Deuteronomy 33:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y á Dan dijo: Dan, cachorro de león: saltará desde Basán. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et de Dan il dit: Dan est un jeune lion, il s’élance de Basan. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und von Dan sprach er: Dan ist ein junger Löwe, der hervorspringt aus Basan. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dan quoque ait: Dan catulus leonis, fluet largiter de Basan. |