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# from the top of the rocks I see him ... from the hills I look at him
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These two phrases mean the same thing. Balaam viewed Israel from the top of a hill. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# I see him ... I look at him
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Here "him" is a metonym that refers to the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# there is a people
"there is a group of people"
# do not consider themselves as just an ordinary nation
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This negative statement is used to stress that the opposite is true. Alternate translation: "they consider themselves to be a special nation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])
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