# he thought

"he imagined"

# by his hand, was giving them salvation

Here "hand" refers to the actions of Moses. Alternate translation: "was giving them salvation through what he, Moses, was doing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# was giving them salvation

The abstract noun "salvation" can be translated using the verb "save." Alternate translation: "was saving them" or "was rescuing them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])