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the king of Edom came against Israel with a strong hand with many soldiers

Here the hand represents the king's powerful army. AT: "the king of Edom sent a strong army of many soldiers to attack Israel" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

cross over their border

Here "their" refers to the Edomites.

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/edom
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel