and Rachel saith, 'God hath decided for me, and also hath hearkened to my voice, and giveth to me a son;' therefore hath she called his name Dan.

And Abram heareth that his brother hath been taken captive, and he draweth out his trained domestics, three hundred and eighteen, and pursueth unto Dan.

And sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant: Dan and Naphtali.

And sons of Dan: Hushim.

Dan doth judge his people, As one of the tribes of Israel;

Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.