# the king of Edom came against Israel with a strong hand with many soldiers

Here the hand represents the king's powerful army. AT: "the king of Edom sent a strong army of many soldiers to attack Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# cross over their border

Here "their" refers to the Edomites.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/edom]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]