“God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.”
'God, who brought them out of Egypt, is like the horns of a wild ox for them' — Balaam invokes the exodus, God's primary redemptive act. The comparison to a wild ox (re'em) speaks of strength and power; God is Israel's mighty protector. The wild ox is an undomesticated, powerful animal (possibly the aurochs); God's strength is similarly fierce and uncontrollable.
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