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Genesis 49:16

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¶ Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
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  1. Deuteronomy 33:22Rank 1 from verse 16
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    22¶ And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

  2. Genesis 30:6Rank 2 from verse 16
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    6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

  3. Judges 13:2Rank 3 from verse 16
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    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.

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    24¶ And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.

    25And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

  5. Judges 15:20Rank 5 from verse 16
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    20And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

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Genesis 49:16

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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COMBINED MEANING

judge

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Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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tribes

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Bodies of people descended from common ancestors, especially the divisions of Israel.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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15And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

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

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17Dan 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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