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Deuteronomy 33:22

Deuteronomy 33:22
And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And of Naphtali he said,.... The tribe of Naphtali, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem:

O Naphtali, satisfied with favour; with the favour of men, which to have is a great blessing; and as he…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Dan shall be like a lion which leaps forth from his covert in Bashan. Compare Son 4:8.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 33:22-25

Here is, I. The blessing of Dan, Deu 33:22. Jacob in his blessing had compared him to a serpent for subtlety; Moses compares him to a lion for courage and resolution: and what could stand before those…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

22  And of Dan he said:

Dan, a whelp of a lion,

He leaps from Bashán.

22. The situation assigned is that northern one, to which the tribe migrated from their earlier seat in the South (Jdg 18:7).…