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17 The armies of Ephraim
    and Manasseh
are majestic and fierce
    like a bull or a wild ox.
They will run their spears
    through faraway nations.

18 Be happy, Zebulun,
    as your boats set sail;
be happy, Issachar,
    in your tents.
19 The sea will make you wealthy,
and from the sandy beach
    you will get treasure.[a]
So invite the other tribes[b]
to celebrate with you
    and offer sacrifices to God.

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Footnotes

  1. 33.19 sandy beach … treasure: Possibly a reference to glass made from sand; glass was rare and very valuable.
  2. 33.19 other tribes: Or “nations.”

17 In majesty he is like a firstborn bull;
    his horns(A) are the horns of a wild ox.(B)
With them he will gore(C) the nations,
    even those at the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim;(D)
    such are the thousands of Manasseh.(E)

18 About Zebulun(F) he said:

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
    and you, Issachar,(G) in your tents.
19 They will summon peoples to the mountain(H)
    and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous;(I)
they will feast on the abundance of the seas,(J)
    on the treasures hidden in the sand.”

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