# 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/jit/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/jit/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. Alternate translation: "they consider themselves to be a special nation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])