Deuteronomy 33:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ A firstborn bull—majesty is his! His horns are the horns of a wild ox; with them he gores the peoples all together to the ends of the earth; such are the myriads of Ephraim, such the thousands of Manasseh.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Like a firstling young bull his majesty is, and his horns like the horns of the wild ox; with them he shall push the peoples, all of them, to the ends of the earth. And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ A firstborn bull—that’s how majestic he is! A wild ox’s horns—those are his horns! With them he gores all peoples completely, to the far ends of the earth! His horns are Ephraim’s tens of thousands. His horns are Manasseh’s thousands.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ His excellence is like that of a first-born bull. His horns are like the horns of a rhinoceros; he shall brandish these against the Gentiles, even to the ends of the earth. These are the multitudes of Ephraim, and these the thousands of Manasseh."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ 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.

Deuteronomy 33:17 Cross References

Genesis 48:19

But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”

1 Kings 22:11

Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, “Thus says the Lord: With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are destroyed.”

1 Chronicles 12:31

Of the half-tribe of Manasseh, eighteen thousand, who were expressly named to come and make David king.

1 Chronicles 12:32

Of Issachar, those who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, two hundred chiefs, and all their kindred under their command.

1 Chronicles 5:1

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. (He was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright;

1 Chronicles 5:2

though Judah became prominent among his brothers and a ruler came from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph.)

1 Chronicles 5:23

The members of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land; they were very numerous from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon.

2 Chronicles 18:10

Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, “Thus says the Lord: With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are destroyed.”

Psalm 22:21

Save me from the mouth of the lion! From the horns of the wild oxen you have rescued me.

Psalm 29:6

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf and Sirion like a young wild ox.

Psalm 44:5

Through you we push down our foes; through your name we tread down our assailants.

Psalm 60:7

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.

Psalm 92:10

But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have anointed me with fresh oil.

Isaiah 34:7

Wild oxen shall fall with them and young steers with the mighty bulls. Their land shall be soaked with blood, and their soil made rich with fat.

Ezekiel 34:21

Because you pushed with flank and shoulder and butted at all the weak animals with your horns until you scattered them far and wide,

Daniel 8:4

I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward. All beasts were powerless to withstand it, and no one could rescue from its power; it did as it pleased and became strong.

Hosea 5:3

I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me, for now, O Ephraim, you have prostituted yourself; Israel is defiled.

Hosea 6:4

What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early.

Hosea 7:1

when I would heal Israel, the corruption of Ephraim is revealed, and the wicked deeds of Samaria, for they deal falsely; the thief breaks in, and the bandits raid outside.

Numbers 23:22

God, who brings them out of Egypt, is like the horns of a wild ox for them.

Numbers 24:8

God, who brings him out of Egypt, is like the horns of a wild ox for him; he shall devour the nations that are his foes and break their bones. He shall strike with his arrows.

Numbers 26:34

These are the clans of Manasseh; the number of those enrolled was fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

Numbers 26:37

These are the clans of the Ephraimites by the number of those enrolled: thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the descendants of Joseph by their clans.

Joshua 17:14

The tribe of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me but one lot and one portion as an inheritance, since we are a numerous people, whom all along the Lord has blessed?”

Joshua 17:18

but the hill country shall be yours, for though it is a forest, you shall clear it and possess it to its farthest borders, for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron and though they are strong.”

1 Samuel 2:1

Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies because I rejoice in your victory.