Judges 1:33
in Judges 1Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Naphtali drove not out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to taskwork.
KJV
Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth–anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth–shemesh and of Beth–anath became tributaries unto them.
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This verse in Judges 1
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants
on Judges 1:27-33
Five tribes fail in the same form, and the wording weakens as the list runs. Manasseh's towns are the fortress chain across the Jezreel valley, and Israel "pressed the Canaanites into forced labor", which Solomon still used at 1 Kings 9:21. At verse 32 "the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants", so the tribe has become the one living in somebody else's country.
This site's exposition
Naphtali failed to drive out
Naphtali stands between the two patterns of the chapter. The tribe lives among the Canaanites, as Asher does in verse 32, yet it draws forced labor from Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath, as Zebulun does in verse 30. Adam Clarke reads the verse with Joshua 19:32 to 39.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), only by degrees they got them so far under as to exact contributions from them. Dan was so far from extending his conquests where his lot lay that, wanting spirit to make head against the Amorites, he was forced by them to retire into the mountains and inhabit the cities there, but durst not venture into the valley, where, it is probable, the chariots of iron were,
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Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The same course of subjugation was carried on in the other tribes to a partial extent, and with varying success. Many of the natives, no doubt, during the progress of this exterminating war, saved themselves by flight and became, it is thought, the first colonists in Greece, Italy, and other countries.
Neither did Naphtali - See the notes on Jos 19:32-39 (note).
The words behind it
24 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נַפְתָּלִ֗י | naftali | Naphtali | H5321 → | 51 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הוֹרִ֞ישׁ | horish | it dispossessed | H3423 → | 231 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יֹשְׁבֵ֤י | yoshevei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בֵֽית־ | veit- | Beth | H1053 → | 42 times |
| שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ | shemesh | Shemesh | H1053 → | 42 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יֹשְׁבֵ֣י | yoshevei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בֵית־ | veit- | Beth | H1043 → | 6 times |
| עֲנָ֔ת | ʾanat | Anath | H1043 → | 6 times |
| וַיֵּ֕שֶׁב | vaiyeshev | and it dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּקֶ֥רֶב | bekerev | in [the] midst of | H7130 → | 227 times |
| הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י | hakenaani | the Canaanite[s] | H3669 → | 73 times |
| יֹשְׁבֵ֣י | yoshevei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְיֹשְׁבֵ֤י | veyoshevei | and [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בֵֽית־ | veit- | Beth | H1053 → | 42 times |
| שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ | shemesh | Shemesh | H1053 → | 42 times |
| וּבֵ֣ית | uveit | and Beth | H1043 → | 6 times |
| עֲנָ֔ת | ʾanat | Anath | H1043 → | 6 times |
| הָי֥וּ | hayu | they became | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָהֶ֖ם | lahem | for <the> them | ||
| לָמַֽס׃ ס | lamas | <into> forced labor | H4522 → | 23 times |
נַפְתָּלִ֗יNaphtali
naftaliH5321 →51 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
הוֹרִ֞ישׁit dispossessed
horishH3423 →231 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יֹשְׁבֵ֤י[the] inhabitants of
yosheveiH3427 →1079 times
בֵֽית־Beth
veit-H1053 →42 times
שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙Shemesh
shemeshH1053 →42 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י[the] inhabitants of
yosheveiH3427 →1079 times
בֵית־Beth
veit-H1043 →6 times
עֲנָ֔תAnath
ʾanatH1043 →6 times
וַיֵּ֕שֶׁבand it dwelt
vaiyeshevH3427 →1079 times
בְּקֶ֥רֶבin [the] midst of
bekerevH7130 →227 times
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יthe Canaanite[s]
hakenaaniH3669 →73 times
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י[the] inhabitants of
yosheveiH3427 →1079 times
הָאָ֑רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
וְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יand [the] inhabitants of
veyosheveiH3427 →1079 times
בֵֽית־Beth
veit-H1053 →42 times
שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙Shemesh
shemeshH1053 →42 times
וּבֵ֣יתand Beth
uveitH1043 →6 times
עֲנָ֔תAnath
ʾanatH1043 →6 times
הָי֥וּthey became
hayuH1961 →3559 times
לָהֶ֖םfor <the> them
lahem
לָמַֽס׃ ס<into> forced labor
lamasH4522 →23 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 18:24So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
it leads to
- Matthew 10:41–42
Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
- Ruth 2:12
May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
- 1 Samuel 26:23
May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.
- Hebrews 6:16
Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
- Matthew 10:41–42
Through
Judges 1:30Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
it leads to
- Joshua 19:15
It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.
- Joshua 19:15
Through
Judges 1:35And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
it leads to
- Joshua 10:12
On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley…
- Joshua 19:42
Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
- Judges 12:12
Then Elon the Zebulunite died, and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
- Joshua 10:12
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About Judges
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.