# crushed and oppressed

These two words basically mean the same and emphasize how much the Israelites suffered. AT: "terribly oppressed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

# eighteen years

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

# who were beyond the Jordan

This means on the east side of the Jordan River.

# which is in Gilead

"this region is also called Gilead"

# Judah ... Benjamin

"Judah" and "Benjamin" refer to the people belonging to those tribes. AT: "the people of the tribe of Judah ... the people of the tribe of Benjamin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# house of Ephraim

The "house" refers to the people of the tribe of Ephraim. AT: "the people of the tribe of Ephraim" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# so that Israel was greatly distressed

"Israel" refers to the people of Israel. AT: "so that the people of Israel suffered much" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])