Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsYet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.
And the sons of Manasseh have not been able to occupy these cities, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in this land,
But the children of Manasseh could not dispossess [the inhabitants of] those cities; and the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period