# 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/translate/figs-doublet]]) # eighteen years "18 years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/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"