# The Ephraimites ... day of battle
This is possibly a metaphor for not keeping the covenant (verse 10), but it is best to translate literally.
# The Ephraimites
"The Ephraimite soldiers"
# were armed with bows
The soldiers probably also had arrows. Alternate translation: "had bows and arrows for weapons" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])