unfoldingWord_en_tn/deu/33/13.md

# General Information:

Moses continues to bless the tribes of Israel; the blessings are short poems. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# About Joseph

This refers to the tribe of Ephraim and the tribe of Manasseh. Both tribes descended from Joseph.

# May his land be blessed by Yahweh

The word "his" refers to Joseph which represents the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. This can be stated in active form. AT: "May Yahweh bless their land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# with the precious things of heaven, with the dew

"with the precious dew from the sky" or "with the precious rain from the sky"

# dew

water that forms on leaves and grass on cool mornings. See how you translated this in [Deuteronomy 32:2](../32/01.md).

# the deep that lies beneath

This refers to the water under the ground.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/josephot]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]