17. Dan shall be a serpent in the way, An adder in the path, That biteth the horse's heels, So that his rider falleth backward.
18. I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.
19. Gad, a troop shall press upon him: But he shall press upon their heel.
20. Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal dainties.
21. Naphtali is a hind let loose: He giveth goodly words.
22. Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His branches run over the wall.
23. The archers have sorely grieved him, And shot at him, and persecuted him:
24. But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel,)
25. Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.