^1:35The Amorites managed⁵⁰ to remain in Har Heres,⁵¹ Aijalon, and Shaalbim. Whenever the tribe of Joseph was strong militarily,⁵² the Amorites were forced to do hard labor.

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Footnotes

50 Or “were determined.”
51 Or “Mount Heres”; the term הַר (har) means “mount” or “mountain” in Hebrew.
52 Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Amorites persisted in dwelling in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily on them, and they became subject to forced labor.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And the Amorites were determined also to hold out in Mount Heres, Aijalon and Shaalbim, but when the power of the tribes of Joseph increased, they too were pressed into forced labor.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Amorites were determined to stay in Har-heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. When the house of Joseph got the upper hand, the Amorites were made to serve as forced labor.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Amorites were determined to stay in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim, but when the descendants of Joseph became stronger, they forced the Amorites to work as slaves.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

the Amorites were determined to live in Har-heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy on them, and they became subjected to forced labor.

KJV 1900King James Version

But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.

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