richmahn_en_tn/num/23/09.md

# 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]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# from the top of the rocks I see him ... from the hills I look at him`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`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`

Changed "a metonymy" to "a metonym" 2017-10-05 19:45:26 +00:00			`Here "him" is a metonym that refers to the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# there is a people`

			`"there is a group of people"`

			`# do not consider themselves as just an ordinary nation`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`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]])`