Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 33:17

17His majesty is like a firstborn bull,

and his horns are like those of a wild ox.

With them he will gore the nations,

even to the ends of the earth.

Such are the myriads of Ephraim,

and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Hisל֗וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
majestyהָדָ֣רhā·ḏārNoun - masculine singularH1926 ornament, splendour, honour
a firstbornבְּכ֨וֹרbə·ḵō·wrNoun - masculine singular constructH1060 first-born
bullשׁוֹר֜וֹšō·w·rōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7794 head of cattle
and his hornsוְקַרְנֵ֤יwə·qar·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual constructH7161 horn
are like thoseקַרְנָ֔יוqar·nāwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH7161 horn
of a wild oxרְאֵם֙rə·’êmNoun - masculine singularH7214 wild ox
With them he will goreיְנַגַּ֥חyə·nag·gaḥVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5055 push, thrust, gore
the nationsעַמִּ֛ים‘am·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH5971 people
even to the endsאַפְסֵי־’ap̄·sê-Noun - masculine plural constructH657 the two extremities
of the earthאָ֑רֶץ’ā·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
Suchוְהֵם֙wə·hêmConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
are the myriadsרִבְב֣וֹתriḇ·ḇō·wṯNumber - feminine plural constructH7233 multitude, myriad, ten thousand
of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם’ep̄·ra·yimNoun - proper - masculine singularH669 Ephraim
and suchוְהֵ֖םwə·hêmConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
are the thousandsאַלְפֵ֥י’al·p̄êNumber - masculine plural constructH505 thousand
of Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃סmə·naš·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4519 Manasseh

Cross-references

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Numbers 23:22 · 1 Kings 22:11 · Psalm 44:5 · Genesis 48:19 · Psalm 92:10 · Numbers 24:8 · 1 Chronicles 5:1 · Hosea 6:4 · Psalm 22:21 · Isaiah 34:7 · Numbers 26:34 · Psalm 29:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.