Joshua Chapter 17 verse 13 Holy Bible
And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.
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And when the children of Israel had become strong, they put the Canaanites to forced work, in place of driving them out.
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And it came to pass when the children of Israel were become strong, that they made the Canaanites tributary; but they did not utterly dispossess them.
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Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, but did not utterly drive them out.
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Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel had become strong, that they subjected the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly expel them.
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It happened, when the children of Israel had grown strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn't utterly drive them out.
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and it cometh to pass when the sons of Israel have been strong, that they put the Canaanite to tribute, and have not utterly dispossessed him.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewHowever,וַֽיְהִ֗י (way·hî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bewhenכִּ֤י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1121: A songrew stronger,חָֽזְקוּ֙ (ḥā·zə·qū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquerthey putוַיִּתְּנ֥וּ (way·yit·tə·nū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5414: To give, put, setthe Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י (hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî)Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3669: Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaanto forced labor;לָמַ֑ס (lā·mas)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4522: Body of forced laborers, forced service, taskworkers, taskwork, serfdombut they failedלֹ֥א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noto drive them outוְהוֹרֵ֖שׁ (wə·hō·w·rêš)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteStrong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruincompletely.הוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ (hō·w·rî·šōw)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruinJump to PreviousCanaanites Children Completely Dispossess Dispossessed Drive Driving Expel However Israel Israelites Labor Strong Subjected Taskwork Tributary Tribute Utterly Waxen Work