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Joseph is a fruitful bough
Here "Joseph" is a metonym that stands for his descendants. Jacob speaks about them as if they were a tree branch that produces a lot of fruit. This emphasizes that they will greatly increase in number. Alternate translation: "The descendants of Joseph are a fruitful bough" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
bough
a main branch of a tree
whose branches climb over the wall
Branches that grow and extend over a wall are spoken of as if they were climbing. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)