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Deu 33 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28 V29
OET (OET-LV) The_firstborn_of his_ox_of_his splendour to_him/it and_are_the_horns_of a_wild_ox horns_of_his (is)_in_them peoples he_will_gore together the_ends_of the_earth and_they are_the_ten_thousands_of ʼEfrayim and_they are_the_thousands_of Mənashsheh.
OET (OET-RV) His majesty is like his firstborn bull,
⇔ ≈ and his horns are like the horns of a wild bull.
⇔ He’ll ram the peoples with them,
⇔ together to the ends of the earth.
⇔ And they are the ten thousands of Efrayim,
⇔ ≈ and they are the thousands of Menashsheh.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
בְּכ֨וֹר שׁוֹר֜וֹ הָדָ֣ר ל֗וֹ וְקַרְנֵ֤י רְאֵם֙ קַרְנָ֔יו
(Some words not found in UHB: firstborn_of his_ox_of,his majesty to=him/it and,[are_the]_horns_of wild_ox horns_of,his (is)_in=them peoples gores together ends_of earth and,they ten_thousands_of ʼEfrayim and,they thousands_of Mənashsheh )
These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and you may want to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation. If it is helpful, you could connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [He has the majesty of a firstborn ox, indeed he has the horns of a wild ox]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בְּכ֨וֹר שׁוֹר֜וֹ הָדָ֣ר ל֗וֹ
(Some words not found in UHB: firstborn_of his_ox_of,his majesty to=him/it and,[are_the]_horns_of wild_ox horns_of,his (is)_in=them peoples gores together ends_of earth and,they ten_thousands_of ʼEfrayim and,they thousands_of Mənashsheh )
Moses is speaking of Joseph’s descendants as if they were a firstborn ox, a very powerful animal, whose majesty was striking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Joseph’s descendants are majestic and powerful]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וְקַרְנֵ֤י רְאֵם֙ קַרְנָ֔יו
and,[are_the]_horns_of wild_ox horns_of,his
Moses is speaking of Joseph’s descendants as if they were as strong as a wild ox with powerful horns. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and he is as strong as a wild ox]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בָּהֶ֗ם עַמִּ֛ים יְנַגַּ֥ח
(Some words not found in UHB: firstborn_of his_ox_of,his majesty to=him/it and,[are_the]_horns_of wild_ox horns_of,his (is)_in=them peoples gores together ends_of earth and,they ten_thousands_of ʼEfrayim and,they thousands_of Mənashsheh )
Moses is speaking of Joseph’s descendants defeating their enemies as if they were an ox that could ram their enemies with its horns. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [With them he will gore the peoples] or [With them he will defeat the peoples]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
אַפְסֵי־אָ֑רֶץ
ends_of earth
Moses says to the ends of the earth as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [to the most distant lands]
Note 6 topic: translate-numbers
וְהֵם֙ רִבְב֣וֹת אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְהֵ֖ם אַלְפֵ֥י מְנַשֶּֽׁה
and,they ten_thousands_of ʼEfrayim and,they thousands_of (Some words not found in UHB: firstborn_of his_ox_of,his majesty to=him/it and,[are_the]_horns_of wild_ox horns_of,his (is)_in=them peoples gores together ends_of earth and,they ten_thousands_of ʼEfrayim and,they thousands_of Mənashsheh )
The expressions ten thousands and thousands are large round numbers that indicate Ephraim’s tribe will be more numerous and powerful than Manasseh’s tribe. Translate these numbers according to the conventions of your own language and culture.
OET (OET-LV) The_firstborn_of his_ox_of_his splendour to_him/it and_are_the_horns_of a_wild_ox horns_of_his (is)_in_them peoples he_will_gore together the_ends_of the_earth and_they are_the_ten_thousands_of ʼEfrayim and_they are_the_thousands_of Mənashsheh.
OET (OET-RV) His majesty is like his firstborn bull,
⇔ ≈ and his horns are like the horns of a wild bull.
⇔ He’ll ram the peoples with them,
⇔ together to the ends of the earth.
⇔ And they are the ten thousands of Efrayim,
⇔ ≈ and they are the thousands of Menashsheh.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.