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642 B
642 B
Anak
This is the name of a man. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
In our own sight ... in their sight
Here sight represents evaluation and judgement. Alternate translation: "In our own opinion ... in their opinion" or "In our own judgement ... in their judgement" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
we were like grasshoppers in comparison with them
The men speak of grasshoppers to show how very small they thought themselves to be compared to the people of the land. Alternate translation: "we are as small as grasshoppers in comparison with them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)