Judges 1:28

1:28 Whenever Israel was strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them.

Judges 1:30

1:30 The men of Zebulun did not conquer the people living in Kitron and Nahalol. ¹  The Canaanites lived among them and were forced to do hard labor.

Judges 1:33

1:33 The men of Naphtali did not conquer the people living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath. ²  They live among the Canaanites residing in the land. The Canaanites ³  living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced to do hard labor for them.

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.

[1:30]  ¹ tn Heb “the people living in Kitron and the people living in Nahalol.”

[1:33]  ² tn Heb “the people living in Beth Shemesh or the people living in Beth Anath.”

[1:33]  ³ tn The term “Canaanites” is supplied here both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[1:35]  ⁴ tn Or “were determined.”

[1:35]  ⁵ tn Or “Mount Heres”; the term הַר (har) means “mount” or “mountain” in Hebrew.

[1:35]  ⁶ tn Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”