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# General Information:
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Moses continues to bless the tribes of Israel; the blessings are short poems. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# About Joseph
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This refers to the tribe of Ephraim and the tribe of Manasseh. Both tribes descended from Joseph.
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# May his land be blessed by Yahweh
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The word "his" refers to Joseph which represents the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "May Yahweh bless their land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# with the precious things of heaven, with the dew
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"with the precious dew from the sky" or "with the precious rain from the sky"
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# dew
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water that forms on leaves and grass on cool mornings. See how you translated this in [Deuteronomy 32:2](../32/02.md).
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# the deep that lies beneath
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This refers to the water under the ground.
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