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said to them
"said to the Philistines"
he cut them to pieces, hip and thigh
This phrase is used to express that the attack was very violent. The hip and thigh are parts of the body and leg. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
cave
an opening in a hill or mountainside
cliff
a high, rocky hill or mountainside
Etam
the name of the rocky hill country near Jerusalem (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)