unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/49/22.md

## Joseph is a fruitful bough ##

This refers to the descendants of Joseph. They are compared to a tree branch that produces a lot of fruit. This emphasizes that they will greatly increase in number. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## The archers ##

people who use bows and arrows
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## Joseph is a fruitful bough ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This refers to the descendants of Joseph. They are compared to a tree branch that produces a lot of fruit. This emphasizes that they will greatly increase in number. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## The archers ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`people who use bows and arrows`