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# May he give you the blessing of Abraham, to you, and to your descendants after you

This speaks about blessing someone as if a blessing were an object that a person can give. The abstract noun "the blessing" can be stated as "bless." Alternate translation: "May God bless you and your descendants as he blessed Abraham" or "May God give to you and your descendants what he promised to Abraham" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])

# that you may inherit the land

God giving the land of Canaan to Jacob and his descendants is spoken of as if a child were inheriting money or possessions from his father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# the land where you have been sojourning

"the land where you have been staying"

# which God gave to Abraham

"which God promised to Abraham"
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This speaks about blessing someone as if a blessing were an object that a person can give. The abstract noun "the blessing" can be stated as "bless." Alternate translation: "May God bless you and your descendants as he blessed Abraham" or "May God give to you and your descendants what he promised to Abraham" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])`
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			`# that you may inherit the land`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`God giving the land of Canaan to Jacob and his descendants is spoken of as if a child were inheriting money or possessions from his father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
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PDF Genesis 1-30 2019-11-22 22:24:05 +00:00			`# the land where you have been sojourning`
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			`"the land where you have been staying"`

5th generation of tNotes formatting 2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00			`# which God gave to Abraham`
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5th generation of tNotes formatting 2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00			`"which God promised to Abraham"`
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