Deuteronomy 33:17 - Easy To Read Version Joseph is like a powerful bull.
His two sons are like bull’s horns.
They will attack other people
and push them to the ends of the earth!
Yes, Manasseh has thousands of people,
and Ephraim has ten thousands.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
But his father argued and said, “I know, son. I know. Manasseh is the firstborn. And he will be great. He will also be the father of many people. But the younger brother will be greater than the older brother. And the younger brother’s family will be much larger.”
One of the prophets was named Zedekiah. He was the son of Kenaanah. Zedekiah made some iron horns. [229] Then he said to Ahab, “The Lord says, ‘You will use these iron horns to fight against the army of Aram. You will defeat them and destroy them.’”
From half of Manasseh’s family group there were 18,000 men. They were called by name to come and make David king.
From the family of Issachar there were 200 wise leaders. Those men understood the right thing for Israel to do at the right time. Their relatives were with them and under their command.
Half of Manasseh’s family group lived in the area of Bashan all the way to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They became a very large group of people.
Zedekiah was the son of a man named Kenaanah. Zedekiah made some horns from iron. Zedekiah said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You will use these iron horns to stab the Aramean people until they are destroyed.”
Rescue me from the lion’s mouth.\par Protect me from the bulls’ horns. {\cf2\super [132]} \par
The Lord shakes Lebanon.\par It looks like a young calf dancing.\par Sirion {\cf2\super [176]} shakes.\par It looks like a young goat jumping.\par
My God, with your help,\par we will push back our enemies.\par With your name,\par we will walk on our enemies.\par
Gilead and Manasseh will be mine.\par Ephraim will be my helmet.\par Judah will be my royal scepter. {\cf2\super [358]} \par
But you will make me strong.\par I will be like a ram with strong horns.\par \{You chose me for my special work;\}\par you poured your refreshing oil over me.\par
So the rams, the cattle, and the strong bulls will be killed. The land will be filled with their blood. The dirt will be covered with their fat.
You push with your side and shoulder. You knock down all the weak sheep with your horns. You push until you have forced them away.
I watched the ram run into things with its horns. I watched the ram run to the west and to the north and to the south. No animal could stop the ram. And no one could save the other animals. That ram could do whatever it wanted to do. So the ram became very powerful.
I know Ephraim. {\cf2\super [53]} I know the things that Israel has done. Ephraim, right now you act like a prostitute {\cf2\super [54]} . Israel is dirty with sins.
“Ephraim, {\cf2\super [63]} what should I do with you?\par Judah, what should I do with you?\par Your faithfulness is like a morning mist,\par Your faithfulness is like the dew\par that goes away early in the morning.\par
“I will heal Israel!\par Then people will know\par that Ephraim {\cf2\super [69]} sinned.\par People will know about Samaria’s {\cf2\super [70]} lies.\par People will know about the thieves\par that come and go in that town.\par
God brought those people out of Egypt. They are as strong as a wild ox.
“God brought those people out of Egypt. They are as strong as a wild ox. They will defeat all their enemies. They will break their bones and shatter their arrows.
Those are all the families in Manasseh’s family group. The total number of men was 52,700.
Those were the families in Ephraim’s family group. The total number of men was 32,500. Those are all the people who came from Joseph’s family groups.
The family group of Joseph spoke to Joshua and said, “You gave us only one area of land. But we are many people. Why did you only give us one part of all the land that the Lord gave his people?”
You will take the hill country. It is a forest, but you can cut down the trees and make it a good place to live. And you will own all of it. You will force the Canaanite people to leave that land. You will defeat them even if they are strong and have powerful weapons.”