16 with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness

and the favor of him who dwelt in the burning bush.

Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,

on the brow of the prince among his brothers.

17 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.”

18 About Zebulun he said:

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,

and you, Issachar, in your tents.

16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, And for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: Let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, And upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. 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.

18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; And, Issachar, in thy tents.

16 with the best gifts of the earth and its bounty,

and the favor of the one who appeared in the burning bush.

May these blessings rest on Joseph’s head,

crowning the brow of the prince among his brothers.

17 Joseph has the majesty of a young bull;

he has the horns of a wild ox.

He will gore distant nations,

even to the ends of the earth.

This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim

and the thousands of Manasseh.”

18 Moses said this about the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar:

“May the people of Zebulun prosper in their travels.

May the people of Issachar prosper at home in their tents.

16 With the precious things of the earth and its fullness,

And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush.

Let the blessing come ‘on the head of Joseph,

And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.’

17 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.”

18 And of Zebulun he said:

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,

And Issachar in your tents!

16 Let the full earth give the best fruits,

and let the Lord who lived in the burning bush be pleased.

May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,

on the forehead of the one who was blessed among his brothers.

17 Joseph has the majesty of a firstborn bull;

he is as strong as a wild ox.

He will stab other nations,

even those nations far away.

These are the ten thousands of Ephraim,

and these are the thousands of Manasseh.”

18 Moses said this about the people of Zebulun:

“Be happy when you go out, Zebulun,

and be happy in your tents, Issachar.

16 And for the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof,

And the good will of him that dwelt in the bush.

Let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph,

And upon the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

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.

18 And of Zebulun he said,

Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out;

And, Issachar, in thy tents.

16 And by the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof. And let the good will of him that dwelt in the bush Come upon the head of Joseph, Upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. 17 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.

18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; And thou, Issachar, in thy tents!

16 and the most plentiful crops of the earth. 

May the Lord bless their land with the favor 

of the one who was in the burning bush. 

May these blessings come to the tribes of Joseph. 

May they crown the people who are like princes in Israel. 

17 They will be as majestic as a firstborn bull. 

Their horns will be like the horns of a wild ox. 

They will use them to push away nations 

including those at the ends of the earth. 

The tens of thousands from the tribe of Ephraim 

and the thousands from the tribe of Manasseh will be like this.” 

18 About the tribe of Zebulun he said, 

“People of Zebulun, enjoy yourselves when you go to war, 

and you people of Issachar, enjoy yourselves when you stay at home. 

16 with the choice gifts of the land

and everything in it;

and with the favor of Him

who appeared in the burning bush.

May these rest on the head of Joseph,

on the crown of the prince of his brothers.

17 His firstborn bull has splendor,

and horns like those of a wild ox;

he gores all the peoples with them

to the ends of the earth.

Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim,

and such are the thousands of Manasseh.

18 He said about Zebulun:

Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys,

and Issachar, in your tents.

16 with the choice gifts of the earth and its fullness,

and the favor of the one who dwells on Sinai.

Let these come on the head of Joseph,

on the brow of the prince among his brothers.

17 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.

18 And of Zebulun he said:

Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out;

and Issachar, in your tents.

16 and with the choice things of the earth and its fullness,

and the favor of the one who dwelt in the bush.

Let them come to the head of Joseph,

and to the crown of the prince among his brothers.

17 As the firstborn of his ox, majesty belongs to him,

and his horns are the horns of a wild ox;

with them he drives people together,

and they are the myriads of Ephraim,

and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”

18 And of Zebulun he said,

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,

and rejoice, Issachar, in your tents;

16 May he bless it with the best gifts that fill the earth.

May he bless it with the favor of the One who spoke out of the burning bush.

Let all of those blessings rest on the head of Joseph.

Let them rest on the head of the one who is prince among his brothers.

17 His glory is like the glory of a bull that was born first to its mother.

His horns are like the horns of a wild ox.

He will destroy the nations with them.

He’ll wipe out the nations that are very far away.

The ten thousands of men in Ephraim’s army are like the bull and the ox.

So are the thousands in the army of Manasseh.”

18 Here’s what Moses said about Zebulun and Issachar.

“Zebulun, be filled with joy when you go out.

Issachar, be joyful in your tents.

16 And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness,

And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush.

Let it come to the head of Joseph,

And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.

17 “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.”

18 Of Zebulun he said,

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going forth,

And, Issachar, in your tents.