en_tn/deu/33/17.md

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# General Information:
Moses continues to bless the tribes of Israel; the blessings are short poems. He continues to describe the tribe of Joseph, which he began to do in [Deuteronomy 33:13](./13.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
# The firstborn of an ox, majestic is he
The ox is a metaphor for something large and strong. The word "firstborn" is a metaphor for honor. AT: "People will honor Joseph's descendants, who are many and powerful" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# his horns are the horns of
The horn is a metaphor for strength. AT: "he is as strong as" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# With them he will push
Pushing with his horns is a metaphor for strength. AT: "He is so strong that he will push" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# ten thousands of Ephraim ... the thousands of Manasseh
This means the tribe of Ephraim will be stronger than the tribe of Manasseh. AT: "the people of Ephraim, who number many times 10,000 ... the people of Manasseh, who number many times 1,000" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/firstborn]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ox]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/majesty]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ephraim]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/manasseh]]