Judges 1:33

“Naphtali did not dispossess the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but lived among the Canaanite, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.”

Judges 1:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 1:33, word by word

Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaftali

Naphtali

Naphtali, a son of Jacob and Bilhah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "wrestle".

Where else “naftali” appears
dispossessהוֹרִישׁhorish

dispossess

To drive others out of their land.

Where else “horish” appears
the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yoshve” appears
of Beth-shemeshבֵיתvet

Beth-shemesh

Beth-shemesh: a town on the border of Judah, in the Shephelah. The name means "house of the sun."

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of Beth-anathבֵיתvet

Beth-anath

Beth-anath: a fortified city of Naphtali.

Where else “vet” appears
amongקֶרֶבkerev

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

Where else “kenaani” appears
of the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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becameהָיוּhayu

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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forced laborמַסmas

forced labor

Forced labor imposed on a subject people.

Where else “mas” appears

The context

32So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite, the inhabitants of the land, because they did not dispossess him.

33 · This verse (above)

34The Amorite pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for he did not let them come down to the valley.

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