Judges Chapter 2 verse 23 Holy Bible
So Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
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So the Lord let those nations go on living in the land, not driving them out quickly, and did not give them up into the hands of Joshua.
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So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out at once, and he did not give them into the power of Joshua.
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Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
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Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out speedily, neither did he deliver them into the hand of Joshua.
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So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
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And Jehovah leaveth these nations, so as not to dispossess them hastily, and did not give them into the hand of Joshua.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThat is why the LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelhad left thoseהָאֵ֔לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)Article | Pronoun - common pluralStrong's 428: These, thosenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣ם (hag·gō·w·yim)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locustsin placeוַיַּנַּ֤ח (way·yan·naḥ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3240: Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, and had notלְבִלְתִּ֥י (lə·ḇil·tî)Preposition-lStrong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, untildriven them outהוֹרִישָׁ֖ם (hō·w·rî·šām)Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruinimmediatelyמַהֵ֑ר (ma·hêr)AdverbStrong's 4118: Hastening, speedy, swiftby delivering themנְתָנָ֖ם (nə·ṯā·nām)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5414: To give, put, setinto the handבְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 3027: A handof Joshua.יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of IsraelitesJump to PreviousAllowed Deliver Delivered Dispossess Drive Driving Hand Hands Hastily Joshua Leaveth Nations Once Power Quickly Speedily