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not allowing them to come down

"stopping them from coming down"

plain

a very large area of flat land without trees

Mount Heres

This is the name of a large hill on which the city of Aijalon was built. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

Aijalon ... Shaalbim

These are names of cities. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

the military might of the house of Joseph conquered them

"the tribes of people who descended from Joseph were able to conquer them because of their powerful army"

house of Joseph

Here "house" represents descendants. Manasseh and Ephraim were sons of Joseph, and the "house of Joseph" can refer to the descendants of Manasseh and Ephraim. AT: "the descendants of Manasseh and Ephraim" or "the men of the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

the hill of Akrabbim

This was a pass southwest of the Dead Sea. It is also called the "Scorpion Pass." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

Sela

This is the name of a city. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

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