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# Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even only one-fourth of Israel? # Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even only one-fourth of Israel?
Here "dust of Jacob" is a metaphor that speaks of the number of Israelites as if they were as numerous as the specks of dust. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "There are too many Israelites to count. No one could count even a fourth of them because there are so many." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) "There are too many Israelites to count. No one could count even a fourth of them because there are so many."
# the death of a righteous person # the death of a righteous person
It is understood that this will be a peaceful death. This can be stated. Alternate translation: "the peaceful death of a righteous person" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]]) "the peaceful death of a righteous person"
# a righteous person ... like his # a righteous person ... like his
These are metonymies that refer to the people of Israel as a single person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) These refer to the people of Israel as a single person.