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Deuteronomy 33:17

17  yA firstborn bull11—he has majesty,

and his horns are the horns of a zwild ox;

with them ahe shall gore the peoples,

all of them, to the ends of the earth;

bthey are the ten thousands of Ephraim,

and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”

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Deuteronomy 33:17 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.”

Deuteronomy 33:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Deuteronomy 33:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.”

Deuteronomy 33:17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.”

Deuteronomy 33:17 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.”

Deuteronomy 33:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Deuteronomy 33:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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.

Deuteronomy 33:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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.” 

Deuteronomy 33:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

Deuteronomy 33:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

Deuteronomy 33:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.”

Deuteronomy 33:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.”

Deuteronomy 33:17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.”


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