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16 with the best gifts of the earth and (A)its fullness
    and the favour of (B)him who dwells in the bush.
May these rest on the head of Joseph,
    on the pate of him who is prince among his brothers.
17 (C)A firstborn bull[a]—he has majesty,
    and his horns are the horns of a (D)wild ox;
with them (E)he shall gore the peoples,
    all of them, to the ends of the earth;
(F)they are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
    and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”

18 And of Zebulun he said,

(G)“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
    and Issachar, in your tents.

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:17 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Samaritan; Masoretic Text His firstborn bull

16 with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness
    and the favor of him who dwelt in the burning bush.(A)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,
    on the brow of the prince among[a] his brothers.(B)
17 In majesty he is like a firstborn bull;
    his horns(C) are the horns of a wild ox.(D)
With them he will gore(E) the nations,
    even those at the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim;(F)
    such are the thousands of Manasseh.(G)

18 About Zebulun(H) he said:

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
    and you, Issachar,(I) in your tents.

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:16 Or of the one separated from