Study it in the app“The 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.”
The Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִיwas determinedוַיּוֹאֶלto liveלָשֶׁבֶתin MountבְּהַרHeres,חֶרֶסin Aijalon,בְּאַיָּלוֹןand in Shaalbim;וּבְשַׁעַלְבִיםbut the handיַדof the houseבֵּיתof Josephיוֹסֵףweighed heavy,וַתִּכְבַּדand they becameוַיִּהְיוּforced labor.לָמַס
Amorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appearsundertake, venture
Make up one's mind to do something; venture, be willing.
Where else “yoel” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “shevet” appearsmountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appearsHeres
Heres: a mountain in the territory of Dan where the Amorite went on living. Its name means "sun."
Where else “cheres” appearsAijalon
Aijalon: the name of several places; the best known is a valley and city west of Jerusalem. The name comes from "deer."
Where else “ayalon” appearsShaalabbin
Shaalabbin: a town of Dan.
Where else “shaalvim” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appearsJoseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appearsbe heavy
To weigh much, like a burden.
Where else “tichbad” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yihyu” appearsforced labor
Forced labor imposed on a subject people.
Where else “mas” appears34The Amorite pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for he did not let them come down to the valley.
35 · This verse (above)
36The border of the Amorite ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.
