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# General Information:
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Moses continues to bless the tribes of Israel; the blessings are short poems. He continues to describe the tribe of Joseph, which he began to do in [Deuteronomy 33:13](./13.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# The firstborn of an ox, majestic is he
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The ox is a metaphor for something large and strong. The word "firstborn" is a metaphor for honor. AT: "People will honor Joseph's descendants, who are many and powerful" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# his horns are the horns of
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The horn is a metaphor for strength. AT: "he is as strong as" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# With them he will push
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Pushing with his horns is a metaphor for strength. AT: "He is so strong that he will push" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# ten thousands of Ephraim ... the thousands of Manasseh
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This means the tribe of Ephraim will be stronger than the tribe of Manasseh. AT: "the people of Ephraim, who number many times 10,000 ... the people of Manasseh, who number many times 1,000" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/firstborn]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible//ox]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/majesty]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ephraim]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/manasseh]]