en_tn/gen/49/16.md

# Dan will judge his people

Here "Dan" stands for his descendants. AT: "The descendants of Dan will judge their people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# his people

Possible meanings for "his people" are 1) "the people of Dan" or 2) "the people of Israel"

# Dan will be a snake beside the road

Jacob speaks about Dan and his descendants as if they were snakes. Though a snake is small, it can bring down a rider off his horse. So Dan, though a small tribe, is very dangerous to its enemies. AT: "The descendants of Dan will be like a snake beside the road" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# I wait for your salvation, Yahweh

The abstract noun "salvation" can be translated as "save." AT: "I wait for you, Yahweh, to save me"

# I wait

The word "I" refers to Jacob.