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His glory is like the glory of a bull that was born first to its mother. His horns are like the horns of a wild ox. He will destroy the nations with them. He'll wipe out the nations that are very far away. The ten thousands of men in Ephraim's army are like the bull and the ox. So are the thousands in the army of Manasseh."
Reference
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: κλέος (kléos)
renown (as if being called)
Hebrew: heder
honour; used (figuratively) for the capital city (Jerusalem)
Greek: παρόμοιος (parómoios)
alike nearly, i.e. similar
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: κλέος (kléos)
renown (as if being called)
Hebrew: heder
honour; used (figuratively) for the capital city (Jerusalem)
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: ταῦρος (taûros)
a bullock
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: γένος (génos)
"kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective)
Hebrew: yillôwd
born
Hebrew: qadmay
first
Greek: μήτηρ (mḗtēr)
a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: παρόμοιος (parómoios)
alike nearly, i.e. similar
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: ἄγριος (ágrios)
wild (as pertaining to the country), literally (natural) or figuratively (fierce)
Greek: βοῦς (boûs)
an ox (as grazing), i.e. an animal of that species ("beef")
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἐξολοθρεύω (exolothreúō)
to extirpate
Hebrew: ʼăbad
{properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἐκμάσσω (ekmássō)
to knead out, i.e. (by analogy) to wipe dry
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Hebrew: qaṭ
a little, i.e. (adverbially) merely
Greek: πόῤῥω (pórrhō)
forwards, i.e. at a distance
Hebrew: rachîyq
{remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)}
Greek: ἔξω (éxō)
out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: ʻeser
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
Greek: Ἐφραίμ (Ephraím)
Ephraim, a place in Palestine
Hebrew: ʼEphrayim
Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Greek: στράτευμα (stráteuma)
an armament, i.e. (by implication) a body of troops (more or less extensive or systematic)
Hebrew: gᵉdûwd
a crowd (especially of soldiers)
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: παρόμοιος (parómoios)
alike nearly, i.e. similar
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ταῦρος (taûros)
a bullock
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βοῦς (boûs)
an ox (as grazing), i.e. an animal of that species ("beef")
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: στράτευμα (stráteuma)
an armament, i.e. (by implication) a body of troops (more or less extensive or systematic)
Hebrew: gᵉdûwd
a crowd (especially of soldiers)
Hebrew: Mᵉnashshîy
a Menashshite or descendant of Menashsheh
Verse Explanation
Moses compared Joseph's strength to that of a powerful bull, describing the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh as strong and influential among the nations.
History
Ephraim later became one of the most influential tribes in the northern kingdom of Israel.