# 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 ... delivered 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]])