# crushed and oppressed

These two words basically mean the same and emphasize how much the Israelites suffered. Alternate translation: "terribly oppressed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])

# eighteen years

"18 years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])

# who were beyond the Jordan

This means on the east side of the Jordan River.

# which is in Gilead

"this region is also called Gilead"

