He had a hand in.../ to have a hand in/ be involved (mixed up) in
By extension: he took part in the matter; he had a share in the action.
("In all that they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for disaster, as the LORD had spoken and as the LORD had sworn to them, and they were greatly distressed" — Judges 2:15)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יָדוֹ הָיְתָה ב...
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: נָטַל חֵלֶק בָּעִנְיָין. הָיָה לוֹ חֵלֶק בָּעֲשִׂיָּיה.
("בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ יַד ה' הָיְתָה בָּם לְרָעָה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר ה' וְכַאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע ה' לָהֶם וַיֵּצֶר לָהֶם מְאֹד"- שׁוֹפְטִים ב טוּ)