Revised Literal Translation

Judges 1:27-36

27Neither did Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519drive outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423the inhabitants ofBeth–sheanH1052and her townsבְּנוֹתֶיהָ֮be.no.tei.HaH1323,nor Taanachתַּעְנַ֣ךְta'.NakhH8590and her townsבְּנֹתֶיהָ֒be.no.tei.HaH1323,nor the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.shevH3427of Dorד֜וֹרDorH1756and her townsבְּנוֹתֶ֗יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323,nor the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Ibleamיִבְלְעָם֙yiv.le.'AmH2991and her townsבְּנֹתֶ֔יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323,nor the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023and her townsבְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323:but the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669wouldוַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙vai.Yo.'elH2974dwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in that landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.

28And it came to pass, when Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was strongחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,that they putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669to tributeלָמַ֑סla.MasH4522,and did not utterlyוְהוֹרֵ֖ישׁve.ho.ReishH3423drive them outהוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ סho.ri.ShoH3423.

29Neither did Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669drive outהוֹרִ֔ישׁho.RishH3423the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669that dweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Gezerבְּגָ֑זֶרbe.Ga.zerH1507;but the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Gezerבְּגָֽזֶר׃ פbe.Ga.zerH1507amongבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them.

30Neither did Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֗ןze.vu.LunH2074drive outהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Kitronקִטְר֔וֹןkit.RonH7003,nor the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Nahalolנַהֲלֹ֑לna.ha.LolH5096;but the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them, and became tributariesלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522.

31Neither did Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836drive outהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Acchoעַכּ֔וֹa.KoH5910,nor the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Sidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721,nor of Ahlabאַחְלָ֤ב'ach.LavH303,nor of Achzibאַכְזִיב֙'akh.ZivH392,nor of Helbahחֶלְבָּ֔הchel.BahH2462,nor of Aphikאֲפִ֖יק'a.FikH663,nor of Rehobרְחֹֽב׃re.ChoH7340:

32But the Asheritesהָאָ֣שֵׁרִ֔יha.'A.she.RiH843dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:for they did not drive them outהוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ סho.ri.ShoH3423.

33Neither did Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321drive outהוֹרִ֞ישׁho.RishH3423the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Beth–shemeshH1053,nor the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Beth–anathH1043;but he dweltוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:nevertheless the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Beth–shemeshH1053and of Beth–anathH1043became tributariesלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522unto them.

34And the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567forcedוַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּvai.yil.cha.TzuH3905the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Danדָ֖ןdanH1835into the mountainהָהָ֑רָהha.Ha.rahH2022:for they would not sufferנְתָנ֖וֹne.ta.NoH5414them to come downלָרֶ֥דֶתla.Re.detH3381to the valleyלָעֵֽמֶק׃la.'E.mekH6010:

35But the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567wouldוַיּ֤וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427in mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Heresחֶ֔רֶסChe.resH2776in Aijalonבְּאַיָּל֖וֹןbe.'ai.ya.LonH357,and in Shaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169:yet the handיַ֣דyadH3027of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130prevailedוַתִּכְבַּד֙va.tikh.BadH3513,so that they became tributariesלָמַֽס׃la.MasH4522.

36And the coastוּגְבוּל֙u.ge.VulH1366of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567wasfrom the going upמִֽמַּעֲלֵ֖הmi.ma.'a.LehH4608to Akrabbimעַקְרַבִּ֑ים'ak.ra.BimH4610,from the rockH5553,and upwardוָמָֽעְלָה׃ פva.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

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