# Then Yahweh raised up judges

Yahweh appointing persons to be judges is spoken of as if he were raising or lifting the persons up. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# out of the hand of those

Here "hand" refers to power. Alternate translation: "from the power of the enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])