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And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion`s whelp, That leapeth forth from Bashan.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Dan shall be like a lion which leaps forth from his covert in Bashan. Compare (Song of Solomon 4:8).

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Dan is a lion’s whelp. —Jacob compared him to a serpent and an adder. The lion of the tribe of Dan is not like the lion o…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And of Gad, he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad. God knows how to enlarge his people, give them more grace, more gifts, more opportu…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And of Dan he said. He foretells that the tribe of Dan, like that of Gad, should be warlike, not so much from voluntary disposition as fro…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And of Dan he said
Of the tribe of Dan, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem:

Dan [is] a lion…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The order in which the tribes are blessed here is not the same as is observed elsewhere. The blessing of Judah may refer to the whole tribe in gene…

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