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# the Valley of Tears
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This refers to a dry, arid place. Some Bible versions have "the Valley of Baca." The word "Baca" means "weeping."
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# The early rains
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This means the rain that falls in autumn before the cold season. This is during the months of October and November on Western calendars.
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# blessings
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Here the word "blessings" is a metonym for the pools of water that make people who live in dry lands happy. Alternate translation: "pools of water that make them happy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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