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Deuteronomy 33:17

Deuteronomy 33:17
His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And of Zebulun he said,.... The tribe of Zebulun, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem, with whom Issachar is joined, they being brethren, and of the same mother as well as father; though Zebulun…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Deuteronomy 33:13-17

Comparing the words of Moses with those of Jacob, it will be seen that the patriarch dwells with emphasis on the severe conflicts which Joseph, i. e., Ephraim and Manasseh, would undergo (compare Gen…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 33:12-17

Here is, I. The blessing of Benjamin, Deu 33:12. Benjamin is put next to Levi, because the temple, where the priests' work lay, was just upon the edge of the lot of this tribe; and it is put before…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

For these two hierodules the Heb. is ḳadesh(masc.) and ḳedeshah(fem.) and means simply set apari, consecrated(cp. above, pp. 108 ff.), the former being probably the unsexed man referred to in Deu…