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Judges 1:35

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.
Judges 1:35
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיּ֤וֹאֶל הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת בְּהַר־חֶ֔רֶס בְּאַיָּל֖וֹן וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑ים וַתִּכְבַּד֙ יַ֣ד בֵּית־יוֹסֵ֔ף וַיִּהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃

  1. וַיּ֤וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'el“and it was determined”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָאַל · “be willing” · Strong's H2974
  2. הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.Ri“the Amorite[s]”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱמֹרִי · “Amorite” · Strong's H0567
  3. לָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vet“to dwell”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  4. בְּהַר־be.har-“in [the] mountain of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
  5. חֶ֔רֶסChe.res“Heres”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from חֶ֫רֶס · “(Mount )Heres” · Strong's H2776H
  6. בְּאַיָּל֖וֹןbe.'ai.ya.Lon“in Aijalon”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from אַיָּלוֹן · “Aijalon” · Strong's H0357
  7. וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑יםu.ve.sha.'al.Vim“and in Shaalbim”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from שַׁעַלְבִים · “Shaalbim” · Strong's H8169
  8. וַתִּכְבַּד֙va.tikh.Bad“and it was heavy”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כָּבֵד · “heavy” · Strong's H3513H
  9. יַ֣דyad“[the] hand of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  10. בֵּית־beit-“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  11. יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.Sef“Joseph”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
  12. וַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.Yu“and they became”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  13. לָמַֽס׃la.Mas“<into> forced labor”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַס · “taskworker” · Strong's H4522
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)