Judges
Judges 1:35
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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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.