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OET (OET-LV) And_gathered to_him/it DOM the_people of_ˊAmmōn and_ˊAmālēqites and_he/it_went and_defeated DOM Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_took_possession_of DOM (a)_city the_palms.
OET (OET-RV) King Eglon enlisted warriors from the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and they attacked Israel and captured Yericho, the city of palm trees,
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף אֵלָ֔יו אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹן וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק
and,gathered to=him/it DOM sons_of ˊAmmōn and,Amalekites
Here, sons means “descendants.” While the phrase the sons of Ammon and Amalek could refer to the entire Ammonite and Amalekite people groups, here the term sons may have male descendants, specifically soldiers, in view. Alternate translation: “And he made a military alliance with the Ammonites and Amalekites” or “And he joined forces with the Ammonite and Amalekite armies”
Note 2 topic: translate-names
אֶת־עִ֥יר הַתְּמָרִֽים
DOM DOM DOM (a)_city the,palms
See how you translated this name in 1:16. Alternate translation: “Jericho”
3:12-30 In this epic account of intrigue and cunning, Ehud manifested heroic qualities when a coalition of nations from east of the Jordan penetrated the hill country of Ephraim and Benjamin. The cycle follows formulaic language and highlights the repeated apostasy of the people once again.
OET (OET-LV) And_gathered to_him/it DOM the_people of_ˊAmmōn and_ˊAmālēqites and_he/it_went and_defeated DOM Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_took_possession_of DOM (a)_city the_palms.
OET (OET-RV) King Eglon enlisted warriors from the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and they attacked Israel and captured Yericho, the city of palm trees,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.