to shatter
ra.ats describes forcefully breaking an enemy or oppressing Israel in the attested verses.
The two occurrences portray forceful breaking: a right hand acts against an enemy in Exodus 15:6, while plural actors act harshly against the sons of Israel in Judges 10:8.
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Forcefully breaking opponents · dominant
In Exodus 15:6, the Qal imperfect feminine singular form occurs in the clause about the LORD's right hand and the enemy; the APB renders the clause, “your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy.” In Judges 10:8, the Qal sequential imperfect masculine plural form describes actions against the sons of Israel; the APB renders them as having “shattered and crushed the sons of Israel.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “shatters the enemy” in Exodus 15:6 and as part of “shattered and crushed the sons of Israel” in Judges 10:8. The precise contribution of each English verb in the latter clause cannot be isolated.