Deuteronomio 33:22

22 Acerca de Dan dijo:«Dan es un cachorro de león,que salta desde Basán».

Deuteronomio 33:22 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 33:22

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 Judges 14:6 ) ;

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 ) .

Deuteronomio 33:22 In-Context

20 Acerca de Gad dijo:«¡Bendito el que ensanche los dominios de Gad!Ahí habita Gad como león,desgarrando brazos y cabezas.

21 Escogió la mejor tierra para sí;se guardó la porción del líder.Cuando los jefes del pueblo se reunieron,cumplió la justa voluntad del SEÑOR,los decretos que había dado a su pueblo».

22 Acerca de Dan dijo:«Dan es un cachorro de león,que salta desde Basán».

23 Acerca de Neftalí dijo:«Neftalí rebosa del favor del SEÑOR,y está lleno de sus bendiciones;sus dominios se extiendendesde el mar hasta el desierto».

24 Acerca de Aser dijo:«Aser es el más bendito de los hijos;que sea el favorito de sus hermanos,y se empape en aceite los pies.