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# Benjamin is a hungry wolf
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Here "Benjamin" is a metonymy that stands for his descendants. Jacob speaks about Benjamin's descendants as if they were a hungry wolf. This emphasizes that they will be fierce warriors. AT: "The descendants of Benjamin will be like hungry wolves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])