Deuteronomy 33:17 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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בְּכ֨וֹרbe.Khor[the] firstborn of
Lemma: בְּכוֹר (be.khor) · Strong's: H1060
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: firstborn
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 10:15, Genesis 22:21, Genesis 25:13, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1060; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 1
שׁוֹר֜וֹsho.Roox his
Lemma: שׁוֹר (shor) · Strong's: H7794
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: cattle
Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 32:5, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 20:17, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7794; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 2
הָדָ֣רha.Darsplendor
Lemma: הָדָר (ha.dar) · Strong's: H1926
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: glory
Used 30 times. Also: Leviticus 23:40, 1 Chronicles 16:27, Job 40:10, Psalms 8:5, Psalms 21:5, Psalms 29:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1926; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 3
וְקַרְנֵ֤יve.kar.Neiand [are the] horns of
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶן (qe.ren) · Strong's: H7161A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: horn
Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 29:12, Exodus 30:2, Exodus 30:3, Exodus 30:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7161A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 4
רְאֵם֙re.'Ema wild ox
Lemma: רְאֵם (re.em) · Strong's: H7214
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wild ox
Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 23:22, Numbers 24:8, Job 39:9, Job 39:10, Psalms 22:21, Psalms 29:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7214; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 5
קַרְנָ֔יוkar.Navhorns his
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶן (qe.ren) · Strong's: H7161A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: horn
Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 29:12, Exodus 30:2, Exodus 30:3, Exodus 30:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7161A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 6
עַמִּ֛ים'a.Mimpeoples
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 7
יְנַגַּ֥חye.na.Gachhe will gore
Lemma: נָגַח (na.gach) · Strong's: H5055
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to gore
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 21:32, 1 Kings 22:11, 2 Chronicles 18:10, Psalms 44:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5055; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 8
יַחְדָּ֖וyach.Davtogether
Lemma: יָחְדָּו (yach.dav) · Strong's: H3162B
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: together
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 36:7, Exodus 19:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3162B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 9
אַפְסֵי\־'af.sei-[the] ends of
Lemma: אֶ֫פֶס (e.phes) · Strong's: H0657A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: end
Used 43 times. Also: Numbers 13:28, Numbers 22:35, Numbers 23:13, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 32:36, Judges 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0657A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 10
אָ֑רֶץ'A.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 11
וְהֵם֙ve.Hemand they
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 12
רִבְב֣וֹתri.Vot[are] [the] ten thousands of
Lemma: רְבָבָה (re.va.vah) · Strong's: H7233
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: myriad
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Leviticus 26:8, Numbers 10:36, Deuteronomy 32:30, Deuteronomy 33:2, Judges 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7233; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 13
אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraim
Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephraim
Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 14
וְהֵ֖םve.Hemand they
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 15
אַלְפֵ֥י'al.Fei[are] [the] thousands of
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)
Meaning: thousand
Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 16
מְנַשֶּֽׁה\׃\ \סme.na.ShehManasseh
Lemma: מְנַשֶּׁה (me.nash.sheh) · Strong's: H4519G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Manasseh
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4519G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 33:17 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| His | → | |
| majesty [is like] | → | הָדָר H1926 glory |
| a firstborn | → | בְּכוֹר H1060 firstborn |
| bull | → | שׁוֹר H7794 cattle |
| and his horns | → | קֶ֫רֶן H7161A horn |
| are like those | → | קֶ֫רֶן H7161A horn |
| of a wild ox | → | רְאֵם H7214 wild ox |
| With them he will gore | → | נָגַח H5055 to gore |
| . . . | → | יָחְדָּו H3162B together |
| the nations | → | עַם H5971A people |
| even to the ends | → | אֶ֫פֶס H0657A end |
| of the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| Such | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| are the myriads | → | רְבָבָה H7233 myriad |
| of Ephraim | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| and such | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| are the thousands | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| of Manasseh | → | מְנַשֶּׁה H4519G Manasseh |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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