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God defeated Jabin, the king of Canaan, before the people of Israel

God causing the Israelites to defeat Jabin and his army is spoken of as is God himself defeated Jabin as the people of Israel watched. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

The might

"The military power"

they destroyed him

Here "him" refers to Jabin who represents himself and his army. AT: "they destroyed Jabin and his army" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/canaan
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mighty