unfoldingWord_en_tn/deu/33/17.md

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  • Moses continues blessing the tribes of Joseph.
  • The firstborn of an ox, majestic is he - AT: "Joseph's descendants are powerful like a firstborn bull" (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
  • firstborn of an ox - Here "firstborn" and "ox" represent superiority and strength.
  • his horns are the horns - Here "horns" are also represent strength.
  • ten thousands of Ephraim...the thousands of Manasseh - This means the tribe of Ephraim will be stronger than the tribe of Manasseh. AT: "the 10,000 of Ephraim...the 1,000 of Manasseh" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:translate_numbers)