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17 His firstborn bull, majesty is his!
    His horns are the horns of a wild ox;
With them he gores the peoples,
    attacks the ends of the earth.
These are the myriads of Ephraim,
    and these the thousands of Manasseh.

18 Of Zebulun he said:(A)

Rejoice, Zebulun, in your expeditions,
    exult, Issachar, in your tents!
19 They invite peoples to the mountain
    where they offer right sacrifices,
Because they suck up the abundance of the seas[a]
    and the hidden treasures of the sand.

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Footnotes

  1. 33:19 The abundance of the seas: perhaps the wealth that comes from sea trade or from fishing. The hidden treasures of the sand: possibly an allusion to the valuable purple dye extracted from certain marine shells found on the coast of northern Palestine.

17 In majesty he is like a firstborn bull;
    his horns(A) are the horns of a wild ox.(B)
With them he will gore(C) the nations,
    even those at the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim;(D)
    such are the thousands of Manasseh.(E)

18 About Zebulun(F) he said:

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
    and you, Issachar,(G) in your tents.
19 They will summon peoples to the mountain(H)
    and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous;(I)
they will feast on the abundance of the seas,(J)
    on the treasures hidden in the sand.”

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