Deuteronomy 33:16-18
Lexham English Bible
16 and with[a] the choice things of the earth and its fullness,
and the favor of the one who dwelt[b] in the bush.[c]
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,[d]
and his horns are the horns of a wild ox;
with them he drives people together,[e]
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;
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 33:16 Hebrew “from”
- Deuteronomy 33:16 Literally “dwells” but context puts the event into the past; literally “dweller of the bush”
- Deuteronomy 33:16 Some scholars suggest that this expression must be read as: on Sinai
- Deuteronomy 33:17 Literally “is for him”
- Deuteronomy 33:17 Or “all at once” (NASB)
Deuteronomy 33:16-18
New International Version
16 with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness
and the favor of him who dwelt in the burning bush.(A)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,
on the brow of the prince among[a] his brothers.(B)
17 In majesty he is like a firstborn bull;
his horns(C) are the horns of a wild ox.(D)
With them he will gore(E) the nations,
even those at the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim;(F)
such are the thousands of Manasseh.(G)”
18 About Zebulun(H) he said:
“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
and you, Issachar,(I) in your tents.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 33:16 Or of the one separated from
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