#They told him

"They told Jacob"

#all the words of Joseph that he had said to them

Here "words" stands for what was said. AT: "everything that Joseph had said to them" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy]])

#the spirit of Jacob their father revived

The word "spirit" stands for the whole person. AT: "Jacob their father recovered" or "Jacob their father became very excited" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche]])