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The Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִיpressedוַיִּלְחֲצוּthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Danדָןinto the hill country,הָהָרָהforכִּיhe did notלֹאlet themנְתָנוֹcome downלָרֶדֶתto the valley.לָעֵמֶק
Judges 1:34
Study it in the app“The Amorite pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for he did not let them come down to the valley.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:34, word by word
- The Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori
Amorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appears- pressedיִּלְחֲצוּyilchatsu
oppress
To mistreat the weak or the foreigner.
Where else “yilchatsu” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Danדָןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- into the hill countryהָרָhara
hill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “hara” appears- let themנְתָנnetan
let
To let something happen.
Where else “netan” appears- come downרֶדֶתredet
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “redet” appears- to the valleyעֵמֶקemek
valley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “emek” appears
Places in this verse
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
33Naphtali 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.
34 · This verse (above)
35The Amorite was determined to live in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but the hand of the house of Joseph weighed heavy, and they became forced labor.