And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
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4 additional translationsAnd it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.
When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
and it cometh to pass, when Israel hath been strong, that he setteth the Canaanite to tribute, and hath not utterly dispossessed it.
And it came to pass when Israel became strong, that they made the Canaanites tributary; but they did not utterly dispossess them.
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About this book
Old TestamentJudges — The 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