Joshua 17:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 17:12

10 Southward it was Ephraim’s, northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was its border. Manasseh’s territory was adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

11 And in Issachar and in Asher, ^aManasseh had ^bBeth Shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns—three hilly regions.

12 Yet ^athe children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.

13 And it happened, when the children of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to ^aforced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.

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14 ^aThen the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given us only ^bone lot and one share to inherit, since we are ^ca great people, inasmuch as the Lord has blessed us until now?”

15 So Joshua answered them, “If you are a great people, then go up to the forest country and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, since the mountains of Ephraim are too confined for you.”

Verse Comparison: Joshua 17:12

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American Standard Version
Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out `the inhabitants of' those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Amplified® Bible
Yet the sons of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.

Contemporary English Version
But the people of Manasseh could not capture these towns, so the Canaanites kept on living in them.

Darby English Version
But the children of Manasseh could not dispossess [the inhabitants of] those cities; and the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Good News Bible
The people of Manasseh, however, were not able to drive out the people living in those cities, so the Canaanites continued to live there.

King James Version
Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

New American Standard Bible
But the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites persisted in living in that land.

New International Version
Yet the Manassites were not able to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region.

New King James Version
Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites persisted in living in that land.

Revised Standard Version
Yet the sons of Manas'seh could not take possession of those cities; but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.

Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Manasseh have not been able to occupy these cities, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in this land,

New English Translation
But the men¹ of Manasseh were unable to conquer these cities; the Canaanites managed² to remain in those areas.

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