Deuteronomy 33:17
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His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
In other translations
His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
Hebrew words
בְּכוֹרbekhor[the] firstborn ofH1060שׁוֹרוֹshoroox hisH7794הָדָרhadarsplendorH1926לוֹlo[belongs] to <the> himוְקַרְנֵיvekarneiand [are the] horns ofH7161רְאֵםre'ema wild oxH7214קַרְנָיוkarnavhorns hisH7161בָּהֶםbahemwith <the> themעַמִּים'amimpeoplesH5971יְנַגַּחyenagachhe will goreH5055יַחְדָּוyachdavtogetherH3162אַפְסֵי־'afsei-[the] ends ofH657אָרֶץ'aretz[the] earthH776וְהֵםvehemand theyH1992רִבְבוֹתrivot[are] [the] ten thousands ofH7233אֶפְרַיִם'efrayimEphraimH669וְהֵםvehemand theyH1992אַלְפֵי'alfei[are] [the] thousands ofH505מְנַשֶּׁה׃ סmenashehManassehH4519
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Related verses
- Numbers 23:22God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.God brought them out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox.
- 1 Kings 22:11And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
- Psalm 44:5Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.
- Genesis 48:19And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
- Psalm 92:10But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
- 1 Chronicles 5:1Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.
- Numbers 24:8God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.
- 2 Chronicles 18:10And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
- Hosea 5:3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.
- Numbers 26:34These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700.
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