23:10a

One of you can put a thousand to flight: The Hebrew clause that the Berean Standard Bible translates as One of you can put a thousand to flight is more literally “One man of you chases a thousand.” This indicates that one Israelite soldier can make a thousand enemy soldiers run away.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

One of you ⌊is able to⌋ chase away one thousand ⌊of the enemy⌋ .
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One of you will make a thousand ⌊of them⌋ run away

23:10b

because: The Hebrew conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as because can also be translated “since.” It introduces the reason why one Israelite soldier was able to make one thousand enemy soldiers run away.

the LORD your God fights for you: This clause uses the same words as verse 23:3b. The Berean Standard Bible translated the Hebrew participle “the one who fights” in the past tense in that verse (23:3) because the context referred to what had already happened. It is translated in the present tense here because it refers to the pattern of how God operates. Use the tense or aspect that is natural in your language.

just as He promised: This clause uses similar words as verse 23:5c.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

because Yahweh your God is the one fighting on your behalf, as he told you he would do
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because Yahweh your God helps you to defeat your enemies. He promised that he would do this for you

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