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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](../33/13.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# May his land be blessed
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# May his land be blessed
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This can be stated in active form. See how you translated this in [Deuteronomy 33:13](../33/13.md). Alternate translation: "May Yahweh bless his land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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"May Yahweh bless his land". See Deuteronomy 33:13
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# its abundance
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# its abundance
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The abstract noun "abundance" can be translated as a verb phrase. Alternate translation: "what it produces in large amounts"
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"what it produces in large amounts"
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# him who was in the bush
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# him who was in the bush
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The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: "Yahweh, who spoke to Moses from the burning bush" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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"Yahweh, who spoke to Moses from the burning bush"
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# Let the blessing come on the head of Joseph
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# Let the blessing come on the head of Joseph
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This metaphor is of a man putting his hand on the head of a son and asking God to bless the son. The man here is Yahweh. Alternate translation: "May Yahweh bless Joseph as a father blesses his son" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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"May Yahweh bless Joseph as a father blesses his son"
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# come on the head of Joseph, and on the top of the head of him
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# come on the head of Joseph, and on the top of the head of him
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Here "head" and "top of the head" represent the whole person. Also, Joseph represents his descendants. Alternate translation: "be upon the descendants of Joseph" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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"be upon the descendants of Joseph"
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# top of the head
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# top of the head
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Another possible meaning is "brow" or "forehead."
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"brow" or "forehead"
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