KJV King James Version
But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
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Judges 1:35
But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And 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.
WEB World English Bible
but the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor.
ASV American Standard Version
but the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to taskwork.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the Amorite is desirous to dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, and the hand of the house of Joseph is heavy, and they become tributary;
Surrounding context — Judges 1
32 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.
33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.
34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
35 But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
36 And the coast of the Amorites [was] from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
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וַיּ֤וֹאֶלH2974 · ya.albe willingהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙H567 · e.mo.riAmoriteלָשֶׁ֣בֶתH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבְּהַר־H2022 · harmountain: mountחֶ֔רֶסH2776 · che.resHeresבְּאַיָּל֖וֹןH357 · ay.ya.lonAijalonוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑יםH8169 · sha.al.vimShaalbimוַתִּכְבַּד֙H3513 · ka.vadto honor: honourיַ֣דH3027 · yadhandבֵּית־H1004 · betplaceיוֹסֵ֔ףH3130 · yo.sephJosephוַיִּהְי֖וּH1961 · ha.yahto beלָמַֽס׃H4522 · mastaskworker
Cross-references
Joshua 19:42And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,Joshua 10:12Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.Judges 12:12And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.1 Kings 4:9The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
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