en_tn/gen/49/24.md

translationWords

• en:tw:bowweapon
• en:tw:hand
• en:tw:israel
• en:tw:jacob
• en:tw:mighty
• en:tw:name
• en:tw:shepherd

translationNotes

• Jacob continues to bless Joseph and his descendants.
• the hands of the Mighty One - The "hands" are expressing the power of Yahweh. Alternate translation: "the power of the Mighty One." (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
• because of the name of the Shepherd - Here "name" refers to the entire person. Alternate translation: "because of the Shepherd"
• the Shepherd, the Rock - Jacob compares Yahweh to a shepherd and a rock. This emphasizes that Yahweh guides and protects his people. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)