Genesis 49:16

Genesis 30:6 Numbers 10:25 Deuteronomy 33:22 Judges 13:2 Judges 13:24 Judges 13:25 Judges 15:20 Judges 18:1 Judges 18:2

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה m e kêrāh , “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Dan (m) shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. (m) Shall have the honour of a tribe.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Blessing of Jacob. This poem had an independent origin, but if it was incorporated in one of the main documents it would be in J. It is not a m...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

16. Dan shall judge his people. In the word judge there is an allusion to his name: for since, among the Hebrews, דון ( din) signifies...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall judge - Dan, whose name signifies judgment, was the eldest of Jacob's sons by B...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dan shall judge his people— From the six sons of Leah, Jacob passes to those of Bilhah, Rachel's maid. He begins with intimating, that the sons of...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan, though the son o...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob Blesses his Twelve Sons It is generally considered that in its present form, this chapter gives us indeed the last utterances of the dying p...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Again a play on the name of the tribe, for Dan means 'judge.' Though small in territory it should retain its tribal independence and self-government:...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Dan. — In passing on to the sons of the handmaids it was necessary to assure them of an independent rank among their brethren. The four tribes desc...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE BLESSINGS OF THE TRIBES Genesis 48:1-22 ; Genesis 49:1-33 JACOB'S blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. He...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joseph Specially Blessed Genesis 49:13-27 The position of Zebulun and the following tribes in the land of promise is accurately foretold. Compa...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Before his passing, Jacob, in forecasting the future of his sons, based what he had to say on what he had already seen in them. In some cases the all...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This verse forms a sweet break in the thread of Jacob's blessing. So said Simeon, Luke 2:25-30 . Reader! GOD grant that so may you and I. Heb 11:13-...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Dan shall judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. There is an elegant paronomasia, or an allusion to the name of Dan in those words, which...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Ver. 16. Dan shall judge. ] Here is an allusion to his name in the original; q.d., the...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Dan shall judge his people Jacob alludes to the name Dan , which signifies to judge , or judging. Onkelos, a famous Jewish rabbi of the first c...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JACOB'S PROPHECY AS TO THE TWELVE TRIBES (vs.1-28) After a life of many failures and troubles, the last days of Jacob stand out in bright relief....
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for a haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 Issachar...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

i.e. Rule and govern them. Though he be the son of my concubine, yet he shall not be subject to any other tribe, but shall have an absolute power wit...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Dan will judge his people, as one of the offshoots (or rods or tribes) of Israel, Dan will be a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, Who bi...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 49:14 . A strong ass.] Heb. An ass of bone. “The figure here employed has nothing mean about it. The Oriental ass is a...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 48 and 49 (with Deuteronomy 33 and Judges 5 ) Jacob's blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Hencefort...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

l, 2. And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last day. Gathe...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 49:1-3 . And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 49:2 . Gather yourselves together. This phrase implies that they should come purified, and prepared for instruction. Genesis 49:3 . Reu...
The Biblical Illustrator

Zebulun. .. Issachar. .. Dan. .. Gad. .. Asher. .. Naphtali. .. Benjamin The blessings of Zebulun, &c. : Consider these blessings-- I....
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 49:1 And Jacob (having closed his interview with Joseph and his two sons) called (by means of messengers) unto his...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Blessing upon Zebulun, Issachar, and Dan
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Although the son of a handmaid, he still shall have a full inheritance with the other son...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Dan shall judge his people — Though Dan was one of the sons of the concubines, yet he shall be a tribe governed by judges of his own as well as oth...

¹⁶ Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

Related Commentaries of Genesis 49:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Genesis 49:16