Deuteronomy 33:17
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His beauty as of the firstling of a bullock, his horns as the horns of a rhinoceros: with them shall he push the nations even to the ends of the earth. These are the multitudes of Ephraim and these the thousands of Manasses.

the firstling

1 Chronicles 5:1 Now the sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was his firstborn: but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his first birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, and he was not accounted for the firstborn.

his horns

Numbers 23:22 God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros.

Numbers 24:8 God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows.

Job 39:9,10 Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib? . . .

Psalm 22:21 Save me from the lion's mouth; and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.

Psalm 29:6 And shall reduce them to pieces, as a calf of Libanus, and as the beloved son of unicorns.

Psalm 92:10 But my horn shall be exalted like that of the unicorn: and my old age in plentiful mercy.

Isaiah 34:7 And the unicorns shall go down with them, and the bulls with the mighty: their land shall be soaked with blood, and their ground with the fat of fat ones.

unicorns [heb] an unicorn

1 Kings 22:11 And Sedecias, the son of Chanaana, made himself horns of iron, and said: Thus saith the Lord: With these shalt thou push Syria, till thou destroy it.

2 Chronicles 18:10 And Sedecias the son of Chanaana made him horns of iron, and said: Thus saith the Lord: With these shalt thou push Syria, till thou destroy it.

Psalm 44:5 Thou art thyself my king and my God, who commandest the saving of Jacob.

the ten thousands

Genesis 48:19 But he refusing, said: I know, my son, I know: and this also shall become a people, and shall be multiplied; but his younger brother shall be greater than he; and his seed shall grow into nations.

Numbers 26:34,37 These are the families of Manasses, and the number of them fifty-two thousand seven hundred. . . .

Hosea 5:3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me for now Ephraim hath committed fornication, Israel is defiled.

Hosea 6:4 What shall I do to thee, O Ephraim? what shall I do to thee, O Juda? your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth away in the morning.

Hosea 7:1 When I would have healed Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria, for they have committed falsehood, and the thief is come in to steal, the robber is without.

Context
Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes
16And of the fruits of the earth, and of the fulness thereof. The blessing of him that appeared in the bush, come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the crown of the Nazarite among his brethren. 17His beauty as of the firstling of a bullock, his horns as the horns of a rhinoceros: with them shall he push the nations even to the ends of the earth. These are the multitudes of Ephraim and these the thousands of Manasses.18And to Zabulon he said: Rejoice, O Zabulon, in thy going out; and Issachar in thy tabernacles.…
Cross References
Numbers 23:22
God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros.

1 Samuel 2:1
My heart hath rejoiced in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God: my mouth is enlarged over my enemies: because I have joyed in thy salvation.

1 Kings 22:11
And Sedecias, the son of Chanaana, made himself horns of iron, and said: Thus saith the Lord: With these shalt thou push Syria, till thou destroy it.

Job 39:9
Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?

Psalm 44:5
Thou art thyself my king and my God, who commandest the saving of Jacob.

Psalm 60:7
Galaad is mine, and Manasses is mine: and Ephraim is the strength of my head. Juda is my king:

Ezekiel 34:21
Because you thrusted with sides and shoulders, and struck all the weak cattle with your horns, till they were scattered abroad:

Daniel 8:4
I saw the ram pushing with his horns against the west, and against the north, and against the south: and no beasts could withstand him, nor be delivered out of his hand: and he did according to his own will, and became great.

Lexicon
His
ל֗וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

majesty [is like]
הָדָ֣ר (hā·ḏār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1926: Magnificence, ornament, splendor

a firstborn
בְּכ֨וֹר (bə·ḵō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1060: Firstborn, chief

bull
שׁוֹר֜וֹ (šō·w·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7794: A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera)

and his horns
וְקַרְנֵ֤י (wə·qar·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 7161: A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power

like those
קַרְנָ֔יו (qar·nāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7161: A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power

of a wild ox.
רְאֵם֙ (rə·’êm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7214: A wild bull

With them he will gore
יְנַגַּ֥ח (yə·nag·gaḥ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5055: To butt with the horns, to war against

the nations,
עַמִּ֛ים (‘am·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

even to the ends
אַפְסֵי־ (’ap̄·sê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 657: Cessation, an end, no further, the ankle, foot

of the earth.
אָ֑רֶץ (’ā·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

Such
וְהֵם֙ (wə·hêm)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

are the myriads
רִבְב֣וֹת (riḇ·ḇō·wṯ)
Number - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7233: Multitude, myriad, ten thousand

of Ephraim,
אֶפְרַ֔יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory

and such
וְהֵ֖ם (wə·hêm)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

are the thousands
אַלְפֵ֥י (’al·p̄ê)
Number - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand

of Manasseh.”
מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ (mə·naš·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites


Additional Translations
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.”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.

The firstling of his herd, majesty is his; And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox: With them he shall push the peoples all of them, even the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.

His beauty is as the firstling of his bull, his horns are the horns of a unicorn; with them he shall thrust the nations at once, even from the end of the earth: these are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and these are the thousands of Manasse.

His majesty is as the firstling of his ox; And his horns are as the horns of a buffalo. With them shall he push the peoples Together to the ends of the earth. These are the myriads of Ephraim, And these are the thousands of Manasseh.

The firstling of his bullock, majesty is his; And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox: With them he shall push the peoples all of them, even the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.

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.

The firstborn of his herd, majesty is his. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he shall push the peoples all of them, [even] the ends of the earth: They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh."

His honour is a firstling of his ox, And his horns are horns of a reem; By them peoples he doth push together To the ends of earth; And they are the myriads of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.
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