Judges 1:22-23

Partial Success

1:22 When the men ¹  of Joseph attacked ²  Bethel, ³  the Lord was with them. 1:23 When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),

Judges 1:35

1:35 The Amorites managed ⁴  to remain in Har Heres, ⁵  Aijalon, and Shaalbim. Whenever the tribe of Joseph was strong militarily, ⁶  the Amorites were forced to do hard labor.

¹ tn Heb “house.” This is a metonymy for the warriors from the tribe.

² tn Heb “went up.”

³ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁴ tn Or “were determined.”

⁵ tn Or “Mount Heres”; the term הַר (har) means “mount” or “mountain” in Hebrew.

⁶ tn Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”