Judg 1:35 | NASB2020 | STEP | yet the Amorites persisted in living on Mount Heres , in Aijalon and Shaalbim ; but when the power of the house of Joseph grew strong , they became forced labor .

‏ Judges 1:35

35 yet the Amorites persisted in living on Mount Heres, in Aijalon and Shaalbim; but when the ^{▼▼Lit hand}power of the house of Joseph ^{▼▼Lit was heavy}grew strong, they became forced labor.