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# Joseph stored up grain like the sand of the sea
This compares the grain to the sand of sea to emphasize its great quantity. Alternate translation: "The grain that Joseph stored was as plentiful as the sand on the seashore" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# Joseph stored up ... he stopped
Here "Joseph" and "he" stand for Joseph's servants. Alternate translation: "Joseph had his servants store up ... they stopped" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])