King James Version

Numbers 23:22

God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.

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אֵ֖לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'מוֹצִיאָ֣םmotsiambring forthיָצָאverb, hiphil, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bring forth”, a verb used as a describing wordH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmimitsrayimfrom Egyptמִצְרַיִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.כְּתוֹעֲפֹ֥תketoafotas plentyתּוֹעָפָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “as plenty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8443(only in plural collective) weariness, i.e. (by implication) toil (treasure so obtained) or speedplenty, strength.רְאֵ֖םreemunicornרְאֵםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “unicorn”, the ordinary formH7214a wild bull (from its conspicuousness)unicorn.לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

God who brought them forth out of Egypt is for them like the lofty horns of the wild-ox.

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American Standard Version (1901)

God bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.

Young’s Literal Translation

God is bringing them out from Egypt, As the swiftness of a Reem is to him;

World English Bible

God brings them out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox.

Darby Translation

God brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo.

Douay-Rheims

God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

God who brought them forth out of Egypt is for them like the lofty horns of the wild-ox.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

It was God who brought him out of Egypt; he has as it were the glory of a unicorn.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θεὸς ὁ ἐξαγαγὼν αὐτὸν ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, ὡς δόξα μονοκέρωτος αὐτῷ.