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# When Yahweh raised up judges
Yahweh appointing persons to be judges is spoken of as if he raised or lifted up the persons. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# judges for them ... rescued them
The word "them" refers to the Israelites.
# the hand of their enemies
Here "hand" refers to power of the enemies to hurt Israel. Alternate translation: "the power of their enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
# all the days the judge lived
"as long as the judge lived"
# pity
to have compassion for someone or something
# as they groaned
The sound made by a person who suffers is used to describe the pain of the Israelites as they suffer. Alternate translation: "as they suffered" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])