Deuteronomy 33:17 
Context| NET © | May the firstborn of his bull bring him honor, and may his horns be those of a wild ox; with them may he gore all peoples, all the far reaches of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, 1 and they are the thousands of Manasseh. |
| NIV © | In majesty he is like a firstborn bull; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim; such are the thousands of Manasseh." |
| NASB © | "As the firstborn of his ox, majesty is his, And his horns are the horns of the wild ox; With them he will push the peoples, All at once, to the ends of the earth. And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And those are the thousands of Manasseh." |
| NLT © | Joseph has the strength and majesty of a young bull; his power is like the horns of a wild ox. He will gore distant nations, driving them to the ends of the earth. This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh." |
| MSG © | In splendor he's like a firstborn bull, his horns the horns of a wild ox; He'll gore the nations with those horns, push them all to the ends of the Earth. Ephraim by the ten thousands will do this, Manasseh by the thousands will do this." |
| BBE © | He is a young ox, glory is his; his horns are the horns of the mountain ox, with which all peoples will be wounded, even to the ends of the earth: they are the ten thousands of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh. |
| NRSV © | A firstborn bull—majesty is his! His horns are the horns of a wild ox; with them he gores the peoples, driving them to the ends of the earth; such are the myriads of Ephraim, such the thousands of Manasseh. |
| NKJV © | His glory is like a firstborn bull, And his horns like the horns of the wild ox; Together with them He shall push the peoples To the ends of the earth; They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh." |
| KJV | His glory <01926> [is like] the firstling <01060> of his bullock <07794>_, and his horns <07161> [are like] the horns <07161> of unicorns <07214>_: the people <05971> together <03162> to the ends <0657> of the earth <0776>_: and they [are] the ten thousands <07233> of Ephraim <0669>_, and they [are] the thousands <0505> of Manasseh <04519>_. {unicorns: Heb. an unicorn} |
| NASB © | "As the firstborn <01060> of his ox <07794> , majesty <01926> is his, And his horns <07161> are the horns <07161> of the wild <07214> ox <07214> ; With them he will push <05055> the peoples <05971> , All <03164> at once <03164> , to the ends <0657> of the earth <0776> . And those <01992> are the ten <07233> thousands <07233> of Ephraim <0669> , And those <01992> are the thousands <0505> of Manasseh ."<04519> |
| HEBREW | |
| LXXM | manassh {N-PRI} |
| NET © [draft] ITL | May <01926> the firstborn <01060> of his <01926> bull <07794> bring him honor <01926> , and may his <01926> horns <07161> be those of a wild ox <07214> ; with <07161> them may he gore <05055> all peoples <05971> , all the far reaches of the earth <0776> . They <01992> are the ten thousands <07233> of Ephraim <0669> , and they <01992> are the thousands <0505> of Manasseh .<04519> |
| NET © | May the firstborn of his bull bring him honor, and may his horns be those of a wild ox; with them may he gore all peoples, all the far reaches of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, 1 and they are the thousands of Manasseh. |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn Ephraim and Manasseh were the sons of Joseph who became founders of the two tribes into which Joseph’s descendants were split (Gen 48:19-20). Jacob’s blessing granted favored status to Ephraim; this is probably why Ephraim is viewed here as more numerous than Manasseh. |
