17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way,A viper by the path,That bites the horse’s heelsSo that its rider shall fall backward.
18 I have waited for your salvation, O Lord!
19 “Gad, a troop shall tramp upon him,But he shall triumph at last.
20 “Bread from Asher shall be rich,And he shall yield royal dainties.
21 “Naphtali is a deer let loose;He uses beautiful words.
22 “Joseph is a fruitful bough,A fruitful bough by a well;His branches run over the wall.
23 The archers have bitterly grieved him,Shot at him and hated him.