Judges

Judges 1:34–35

³⁴The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain. ³⁵And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.

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Judges 1:34

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Amorites	הָאֱמֹרִ֛י	hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
forced	וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּ	way·yil·ḥă·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3905 squeeze, press
the Danites	בְּנֵי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
into the hill country	הָהָ֑רָה	hā·hā·rāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
allow them	נְתָנ֖וֹ	nə·ṯā·nōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to come down	לָרֶ֥דֶת	lā·re·ḏeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3381 come or go down, descend
into the plain	לָעֵֽמֶק׃	lā·‘ê·meq	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6010 vale

Judges 1:35

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the Amorites	הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙	hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
were determined	וַיּ֤וֹאֶל	way·yō·w·’el	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2974 shew willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake
to dwell	לָשֶׁ֣בֶת	lā·še·ḇeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Mount	בְּהַר־	bə·har-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Heres	חֶ֔רֶס	ḥe·res	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2776 Cheres
Aijalon	בְּאַיָּל֖וֹן	bə·’ay·yā·lō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H357 Aijalon
and Shaalbim	וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑ים	ū·ḇə·ša·‘al·ḇîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8169 Shaalbim, Shaalabbin
But when the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Joseph	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
grew	וַתִּכְבַּד֙	wat·tiḵ·baḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
in strength	יַ֣ד	yaḏ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
they pressed the Amorites	וַיִּהְי֖וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
into forced labor	לָמַֽס׃	lā·mas	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4522 body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour-band or gang

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Judges 1:34 Joshua 19:47 · Judges 18:1

Judges 1:35 Joshua 10:12 · Joshua 19:42

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.