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# Dan will judge his people
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Here "Dan" stands for his descendants. AT: "The descendants of Dan will judge their people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# his people
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Possible meanings for "his people" are 1) "the people of Dan" or 2) "the people of Israel"
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# Dan will be a snake beside the road
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Jacob speaks about Dan and his descendants as if they were snakes. Though a snake is small, it can bring down a rider off his horse. So Dan, though a small tribe, is very dangerous to its enemies. AT: "The descendants of Dan will be like a snake beside the road" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# I wait for your salvation, Yahweh
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The abstract noun "salvation" can be translated as "save." AT: "I wait for you, Yahweh, to save me"
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# I wait
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The word "I" refers to Jacob.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/dan]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judge]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tribe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serpent]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/salvation]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]] |