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The Philistines have taken vengeance with malice and from within themselves they tried to destroy Judah again and again
The phrase "from within themselves" is an idiom. AT: "The Philistines hate Judah and have tried to take revenge against it by their own strength again and again" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
to destroy Judah
Here "Judah" refers to the people who live there. AT: "to destroy the people of Judah" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Behold
This tells the reader to pay special attention to what follows. AT: "Look" or "Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
I will reach out with my hand against the Philistines
Here Yahweh's power is represented by his "hand." AT: "I will turn my powerful hand against the Philistines" or "I will turn my great power against the Philistines" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
I will cut off
This is an idiom. AT: "I will destroy" or "I will get rid of" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Kerethites
people who lived in the city of Kereth in Philistia (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)