uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

General Information:

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).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) May his land be blessed

(Some words not found in UHB: and,with,choice_gifts_of earth/land and,fullness_of,its and,favor_of dwelt_of bush come, on,head_of Yōşēf/(Joseph) and,on,brow_of prince_of brothers_of,his )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. See how you translated this in [Deuteronomy 33:13](../33/13.md). Alternate translation: [May Yahweh bless his land]

(Occurrence 0) its abundance

(Some words not found in UHB: and,with,choice_gifts_of earth/land and,fullness_of,its and,favor_of dwelt_of bush come, on,head_of Yōşēf/(Joseph) and,on,brow_of prince_of brothers_of,his )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word abundance, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: [what it produces in large amounts]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) him who was in the bush

(Some words not found in UHB: and,with,choice_gifts_of earth/land and,fullness_of,its and,favor_of dwelt_of bush come, on,head_of Yōşēf/(Joseph) and,on,brow_of prince_of brothers_of,his )

The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: [Yahweh, who spoke to Moses from the burning bush]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) Let the blessing come on the head of Joseph

(Some words not found in UHB: and,with,choice_gifts_of earth/land and,fullness_of,its and,favor_of dwelt_of bush come, on,head_of Yōşēf/(Joseph) and,on,brow_of prince_of brothers_of,his )

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]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) come on the head of Joseph, and on the top of the head of him

(Some words not found in UHB: and,with,choice_gifts_of earth/land and,fullness_of,its and,favor_of dwelt_of bush come, on,head_of Yōşēf/(Joseph) and,on,brow_of prince_of brothers_of,his )

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 also: figs-metonymy)

(Occurrence 0) top of the head

(Some words not found in UHB: and,with,choice_gifts_of earth/land and,fullness_of,its and,favor_of dwelt_of bush come, on,head_of Yōşēf/(Joseph) and,on,brow_of prince_of brothers_of,his )

Another possible meaning is “brow” or “forehead.”