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# So the Philistines were subdued
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The writer has just finished telling how the Philistines were subdued. If your language has a way of marking the end of a description, you could use it here.
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# the Philistines were subdued
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This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "Yahweh subdued the Philistines" or "Yahweh kept the Philistines from causing harm" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# they did not enter the border of Israel
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The Philistines did not enter Israel's border to attack them.
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# The hand of Yahweh was against the Philistines
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The word "hand" is a metonym for power. Alternate translation: "Yahweh used his power against the Philistines" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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