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# These are the twelve tribes of Israel
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"These" refers to the sons Jacob mentioned in 49:1-27. Each son became the leader of his own tribe.
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# when he blessed them
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Here the word "blessed" refers to the speaking of formal blessings.
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# Each one he blessed with an appropriate blessing
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"He gave each son a fitting blessing"
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# he instructed them
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"he commanded them"
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# I am about to go to my people
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This is a polite way of saying he is about to die. AT: "I am about to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# go to my people
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Jacob is referring to where his inner man will go when he dies. He expects to join Abraham and Isaac in the afterlife. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Ephron the Hittite
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This is the name of a man. "Hittite" means "descendent of Heth." See how you translated this in [Genesis 23:8](../23/07.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Machpelah
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Machpelah was the name of an area or region. See how you translated this in [Genesis 23:9](../23/07.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Mamre
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This was another name for the city of Hebron. It may have been named after Mamre, the friend of Abraham who lived there. See how you translated this in [Genesis 13:18](../13/16.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/12tribesofisrael]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bury]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/hittite]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/canaan]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham]] |