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