Gen 49:17 | JFB | STEP | 17. Dan-- "a judge." a serpent ... an adder-- A serpent, an adder, implies subtlety and stratagem; such was pre-eminently the character of Samson, the most illustrious of its judges.

‏ Genesis 49:17

Ge 49:16-18. Dan--though the son of a secondary wife, was to be "as one of the tribes of Israel."

17. Dan--"a judge."

a serpent ... an adder--A serpent, an adder, implies subtlety and stratagem; such was pre-eminently the character of Samson, the most illustrious of its judges.