申命记 33:22

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

論到但，他說：“但是隻幼獅，從巴珊跳出來。”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
论 但 说 ： 但 为 小 狮 子 ， 从 巴 珊 跳 出 来 。

Contextual Overview

²² Moses said this about the people of Dan: "Dan is like a lion's cub, who jumps out of Bashan." ²³ Moses said this about the people of Naphtali: "Naphtali enjoys special kindnesses, and they are full of the Lord 's blessings. Take as your own the west and south." ²⁴ Moses said this about the people of Asher: "Asher is the most blessed of the sons; let him be his brothers' favorite. Let him bathe his feet in olive oil. ²⁵ Your gates will have locks of iron and bronze, and you will be strong as long as you live.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 49:16, Genesis 49:17, Joshua 19:47, Judges 13:2, Judges 13:24, Judges 13:25, Judges 14:6, Judges 14:19, Judges 15:8, Judges 15:15, Judges 16:30, Judges 18:27, 1 Chronicles 12:35

Reciprocal: Genesis 30:6 - Dan Genesis 46:23 - Dan

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And of Dan he said,.... Of the tribe of Dan, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem:

Dan [is] a lion's whelp; or like one for boldness, strength, and courage; and was verified in Samson, who was of this tribe; who, when a young lion roared against him, the Spirit of the Lord came on him, and he tore it to pieces, Judges 14:5;

he shall leap from Bashan; not Dan, for he was seated far from that country; but the sense is, he was like to a young lion for its strength, when it leaps from Bashan, as Aben Ezra rightly explains it. Bashan was a mountain in which lions haunted, and from whence they might be said to leap, as they do when they seize on their prey: it may have some respect to the leap of the Danites from the northwest part of the land of Israel, where they were settled, but was not sufficient for them, to the northeast of it, when they went against Leshem, and took it, and called it Dan; see Joshua 19:47.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 33:22. Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan. — The Jewish interpreters observe that Bashan was a place much frequented by lions, who issued thence into all parts to look for prey. By this probably Moses intended to point out the strength and prowess of this tribe, that it should extend its territories, and live a sort of predatory life. It appears from Joshua 19:47, that the portion originally assigned to this tribe was not sufficient for them; hence we find them going out to war against Leshem and taking it, adding it to their territories, and calling it by the name of the tribe. Jacob, in his prophetic blessing of this tribe, represents it under the notion of a serpent in the path, Genesis 49:17. The character there, and that given here, constitute the complete warrior-stratagem and courage. Genesis 49:17.