Judges

Judges 1:35–36

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. ³⁶And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim^g to Sela and beyond.

Footnotes

g 1:36 Or the Ascent of Scorpions or Scorpion Pass

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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

Judges 1:36

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the border	וּגְבוּל֙	ū·ḡə·ḇūl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
of the Amorites	הָאֱמֹרִ֔י	hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
from the Ascent	מִֽמַּעֲלֵ֖ה	mim·ma·‘ă·lêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4610 Steep of Scorpions
of Akrabbim	עַקְרַבִּ֑ים	‘aq·rab·bîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4610 Steep of Scorpions
to Sela	מֵהַסֶּ֖לַע	mê·has·se·la‘	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5554 Sela
and beyond	וָמָֽעְלָה׃פ	wā·mā·‘ə·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part

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

Judges 1:36 Numbers 34:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.