3:26a When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him,

The king of Moab realized that the fighting was not going well for him.

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The king of Moab saw that he was losing the battle.

3:26b he took with him seven hundred swordsmen

He ordered seven hundred soldiers armed with swords to go with him

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So he called seven hundred men who fought with swords to go with him

3:26c to break through to the king of Edom,

and attack the soldiers surrounding/protecting the king of Edom.

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⌊and he tried⌋ to break through ⌊the line of soldiers defending⌋ the king of Edom.

3:26d but they could not prevail.

But they did not succeed.

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But they could not ⌊reach the king⌋ .

3:26a-d (reordered)

Seing that defeat was near, the king of Moab decided to attack the king of Edom. Accompanied by seven hundred of his swordsmen, he tried to cut through the defenses around the king. But he could not.

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