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, Jud 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.
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Deuteronomy 33:22
Deuteronomy 33:22
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