Deuteronomy 33:17
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.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 33 connects to 10 cross-references. Moses blesses each tribe with individual oracular poetry before his death, similar in structure to Jacob's blessings in Genesis 49; notable blessings include Levi's priestly role, Joseph's flourishing, and Judah's leadership. The book concludes with a poem about the incomparability …
Other Translations
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, eventhe ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.
His honour <FI>is<Fi> a firstling of his ox, And his horns <FI>are<Fi> horns of a reem; By them peoples he doth push together To the ends of earth; And they <FI>are<Fi> the myriads of Ephraim, And they <FI>are<Fi> the thousands of Manasseh.
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.
Cross References
These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two …
These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat …
God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these …
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these …
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked …
And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, …