## 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]])