King James Version

Judges 1:34

And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:

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וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּvayilchatsvand afflictלָחַץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and afflict”, the next action in the storyH3905properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distressafflict, crush, force, hold fast, oppress(-or), thrust self.הָאֱמֹרִ֛יhaemorithe Amoriteאֱמֹרִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Amorite”, the ordinary formH567an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribesAmorite.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּנֵיbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […דָ֖ןdanDanielדָּןnoun, proper name — “Daniel”H1835Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by themDanielהָהָ֑רָהhaharahthe hillהַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “the hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נְתָנ֖וֹnetanvogiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָרֶ֥דֶתlaredetto bring downיָרַדpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to bring down”, the to-form of the verbH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…לָעֵֽמֶקlaemeqto valeעֵמֶקpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to vale”, the ordinary formH6010a vale (i.e. broad depression)dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also H1025 (בֵּית הָעֵמֶק).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley;

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Amorites press the sons of Dan to the mountain, for they have not suffered them to go down to the valley;

World English Bible

The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley;

Darby Translation

And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country, for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley.

Douay-Rheims

And the Amorrhite straitened the children of Dan in the mountain, and gave them not place to go down to the plain:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Amorite drove out the children of Dan into the mountain, for they did not suffer them to come down into the valley.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐξέθλιψεν ὁ Ἀμοῤῥαῖος τοὺς υἱοὺς Δὰν εἰς τὸ ὄρος, ὅτι οὐκ ἀφῆκαν αὐτὸν καταβῆναι εἰς τὴν κοιλάδα.