1:33 The men of Naphtali did not conquer the people living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath. 1 They live among the Canaanites residing in the land. The Canaanites 2 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 3 the coastal plain. 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. 1:36 The border of Amorite territory ran from the Scorpion Ascent 7 to Sela and on up. 8
1 tn Heb “the people living in Beth Shemesh or the people living in Beth Anath.”
2 tn The term “Canaanites” is supplied here both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
3 tn Heb “come down into.”
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.”
7 tn Or “the Ascent of Scorpions” (עַקְרַבִּים [’aqrabbim] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).
8 tn Or “Amorite territory started at the Pass of the Scorpions at Sela and then went on up.”