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# [Benjamin](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/benjamin) is a hungry wolf

Here "[Benjamin](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/benjamin)" is a metonym that stands for his descendants. Jacob speaks about [Benjamin](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/benjamin)'s descendants as if they were a hungry wolf. This emphasizes that they will be fierce warriors. AT: "The descendants of [Benjamin](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/benjamin) will be like hungry wolves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`# [Benjamin](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/benjamin) is a hungry wolf`
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4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`Here "[Benjamin](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/benjamin)" is a metonym that stands for his descendants. Jacob speaks about [Benjamin](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/benjamin)'s descendants as if they were a hungry wolf. This emphasizes that they will be fierce warriors. AT: "The descendants of [Benjamin](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/benjamin) will be like hungry wolves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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