en_tn/jdg/03/28.md

# General Information:

Ehud speaks to the people of Israel in Ephraim.

# for Yahweh is about to defeat your enemies

Yahweh helping the Israelites to defeat their enemies is spoken of as if Yahweh were a warrior who would fight and defeat their enemies. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# captured the fords

"gained control of the fords"

# fords

the areas of a river where it is shallow and easy to walk across to the other side

# did not allow anyone to cross

"did not let anyone cross"

# ten thousand men

"10,000 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# capable men

"able men" or "men able to fight well"

# Moab was subdued by the strength of Israel

This can be stated in active form. AT: "the Israelite army defeated the Moabites" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# the strength of Israel

Here "strength" represents the Israelite army. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# the land had rest

Here "land" represents the people. AT: "the Israelites lived peacefully" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# eighty years

"80 years" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])