# Now

This word is used here to mark a break in the story line. Here the narrator starts to tell a new part of the story.

# gathered together

The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. AT: "gathered together as an army" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/midian]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/amalekite]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jordanriver]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jezreel]]