MANNAFEST

And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

KJV

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ASV

And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

WEB

When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.

YLT

and it cometh to pass, when Israel hath been strong, that he setteth the Canaanite to tribute, and hath not utterly dispossessed it.

DBT

And it came to pass when Israel became strong, that they made the Canaanites tributary; but they did not utterly dispossess them.

About this book

Old Testament

JudgesThe post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.

Author
Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
Date
Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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