1:31 The men of Asher did not conquer the people living in Acco or Sidon, 1 nor did they conquer Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek, or Rehob. 2 1:32 The people of Asher live among the Canaanites residing in the land because they did not conquer them.
1:33 The men of Naphtali did not conquer the people living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath. 3 They live among the Canaanites residing in the land. The Canaanites 4 living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced to do hard labor for them.
1:34 The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country. They did not allow them to live in 5 the coastal plain. 1:35 The Amorites managed 6 to remain in Har Heres, 7 Aijalon, and Shaalbim. Whenever the tribe of Joseph was strong militarily, 8 the Amorites were forced to do hard labor. 1:36 The border of Amorite territory ran from the Scorpion Ascent 9 to Sela and on up. 10
1 map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
2 tn Heb “The men of Asher did not conquer the people living in Acco, the people living in Sidon, Ahlab, Acco, Helbah, Aphek, or Rehob.”
3 tn Heb “the people living in Beth Shemesh or the people living in Beth Anath.”
4 tn The term “Canaanites” is supplied here both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Heb “come down into.”
6 tn Or “were determined.”
7 tn Or “Mount Heres”; the term הַר (har) means “mount” or “mountain” in Hebrew.
8 tn Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”
9 tn Or “the Ascent of Scorpions” (עַקְרַבִּים [’aqrabbim] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).
10 tn Or “Amorite territory started at the Pass of the Scorpions at Sela and then went on up.”