2:25 “On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
26:42 These are the Danites by their families: from Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These were the families of Dan, according to their families. 26:43 All the families of the Shuhahites according to those numbered of them were 64,400. 2
26:44 The Asherites by their families: from Imnah, the family of the Imnahites; from Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; from Beriah, the family of the Beriahites. 26:45 From the Beriahites: from Heber, the family of the Heberites; from Malkiel, the family of the Malkielites. 26:46 Now the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. 3 26:47 These are the families of the Asherites, according to those numbered of them, 53,400. 4
26:48 The Naphtalites by their families: from Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; from Guni, the family of the Gunites; 26:49 from Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; from Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. 26:50 These were the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those numbered of them were 45,400. 5
26:51 These were those numbered of the Israelites, 601,730. 6
49:16 Dan 7 will judge 8 his people
as one of the tribes of Israel.
49:17 May Dan be a snake beside the road,
a viper by the path,
that bites the heels of the horse
so that its rider falls backward. 9
1 tn The Hebrew text has “and the tribe of Naphtali.”
2 sn The Danites increased from 62,700 to 64,400.
3 tn Also mentioned in 1 Chr 7:30.
4 sn The Asherites increased from 41,500 to 53,400.
5 sn The Naphtalites decreased from 53,400 to 45,400.
6 sn This number shows only a slightly smaller total in the second census; the first was 603,550.
7 sn The name Dan (דָּן, dan) means “judge” and forms a wordplay with the following verb.
8 tn Or “govern.”
9 sn The comparison of the tribe of Dan to a venomous serpent is meant to say that Dan, though small, would be potent, gaining victory through its skill and shrewdness. Jewish commentators have linked the image in part with Samson. That link at least illustrates the point: Though a minority tribe, Dan would gain the upper hand over others.