Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:17:
- Newari: “Dan is a serpent staying on the side of the road, he is a poisonous serpent staying on the road. He bites the heel of a horse, and the rider [lit.: the one who is staying on the horse’s body] falls down.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You will-be like a poisonous snake beside the road that bites the feet of the horse that passes-by, so (the one)-riding on this falls.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Your descendants will be like snakes at the side of a road, like poisonous snakes lying beside a path. They will strike the heels of horses that pass by, causing the riders to fall backwards as the horses rear up on their hind legs.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)