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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 describing the tribe of Levi, which he began to do in [Deuteronomy 33:8](../33/08.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# accept
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be pleased with
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# the work of his hands
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Here the word "hands" refers to the whole person. Alternate translation: "all the work that he does" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# Shatter the loins of
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The loins were considered the center of strength, and are here represent strength. Alternate translation: "Take away the strength of" or "Utterly destroy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# rise up ... rise up
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This phrase is used twice as a metaphor. Alternate translation: "rise up to fight ... cause any more trouble" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# rise up against
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This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "fight against" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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