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# General Information:
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Jacob continues to bless Joseph and his descendants ([Genesis 49:22-23](./22.md)).
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# help you ... bless you
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Here "you" refers to Joseph who stands for his descendants. Alternate translation: "help your descendants ... bless them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# blessings of the sky
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Here "sky" stands for the rain that helps the crops to grow. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# blessings of the deep that lies beneath
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Here "deep" stands for the water underneath the ground that supplies rivers and wells. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# blessings of the breasts and womb
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Here "breasts and womb" stand for the ability for a mother to have children and feed them milk. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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