Judges 1:34

וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּ הָאֱמֹרִ֛י אֶת־בְּנֵי־דָ֖ן הָהָ֑רָה כִּי־לֹ֥א נְתָנֹ֖ו לָרֶ֥דֶת לָעֵֽמֶק׃

And the Emori pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down into the valley.

Morphology

1. וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּ (vayyilḥatsu) – Root: לחץ (laḥats); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they pressed”; Notes: Indicates oppression or restriction.
2. הָאֱמֹרִ֛י (ha-Emori) – Root: אמרי (Emori); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite; Translation: “the Emori”; Notes: Refers to the Amorites.
3. אֶת־בְּנֵי־דָ֖ן (et-benei-Dan) – Root: בן (ben), דן (Dan); Form: Construct phrase; Translation: “the sons of Dan”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Dan.
4. הָהָ֑רָה (ha-harah) – Root: הר (har); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite, directional form; Translation: “into the hill country”; Notes: Indicates movement or confinement to the mountains.
5. כִּי־לֹ֥א (ki-lo) – Root: כי (ki), לא (lo); Form: Conjunction + negative particle; Translation: “for not”; Notes: Introduces the reason.
6. נְתָנֹ֖ו (netano) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “they did not allow him”; Notes: The subject is the Amorites, preventing Dan’s descent.
7. לָרֶ֥דֶת (laredet) – Root: ירד (yarad); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “to come down”; Notes: Describes the intended movement of Dan.
8. לָעֵֽמֶק׃ (la-ʿemeq) – Root: עמק (ʿemeq); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite; Translation: “into the valley”; Notes: Refers to the lowlands where the Amorites prevented access.