# Yah has chosen Jacob

"Jacob" here refers to his descendants, the people of Israel. Alternate translation: "Yah has chosen Jacob's descendants" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# Israel as his own possession

The beginning of the sentence can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "he has chosen Israel to be his own possession" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])