Judges 1:34-36

1:34 The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country. They did not allow them to live in ¹  the coastal plain. 1:35 The Amorites managed ²  to remain in Har Heres, ³  Aijalon, and Shaalbim. Whenever the tribe of Joseph was strong militarily, ⁴  the Amorites were forced to do hard labor. 1:36 The border of Amorite territory ran from the Scorpion Ascent ⁵  to Sela and on up. ⁶ 

[1:34]  ¹ tn Heb “come down into.”

[1:35]  ² tn Or “were determined.”

[1:35]  ³ tn Or “Mount Heres”; the term הַר (har) means “mount” or “mountain” in Hebrew.

[1:35]  ⁴ tn Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”

[1:36]  ⁵ tn Or “the Ascent of Scorpions” (עַקְרַבִּים [’aqrabbim] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).

[1:36]  ⁶ tn Or “Amorite territory started at the Pass of the Scorpions at Sela and then went on up.”