He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.

He-Yahweh-made many to fall - literally, multiplied the faller, i:e., fallers.

One fell upon another - (; ) even before the enemy strikes them ().

Let us go again to our own people - the language of the confederates and mercenaries, exhorting one another to desert the Egyptian standard and return to their respective homes (; ).

From the oppressing sword - from the cruel sword, namely, of the Chaldeans (cf. , note).

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