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Joshua 17:12
12Yet the children of Manasseh could not take possession of these towns, because the Canaanites were resolved to live in that land.
Joshua 17:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet the Manassites were not able to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yet the people of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
Context of Joshua 17:12
10The south side belonged to Ephraim and the north side belonged to Manasseh, and the sea was its border. They reached to Asher on the north and to Issachar on the east. 11Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh possessed Beth-shean and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages—three regions. Yet the children of Manasseh could not take possession of these towns, because the Canaanites were resolved to live in that land. 13But when Bnei-Yisrael became stronger, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly dispossess them. 14Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua saying: “Why have you given us only one allotment and one portion for an inheritance? For we are a numerous people whom Adonai has thus far blessed?”
Read all of Joshua 17Joshua 17:12 word by word
וְלֹ֤א יָכְלוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה לְהוֹרִ֖ישׁ אֶת־הֶֽעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י לָשֶׁ֖בֶת בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Yet the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
- couldיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
- not drive outיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
- those citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- but the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
- wouldיָאַלyâ'al · be willingH2974
- dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- in that landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Joshua 17:12
- Joshua 15:63As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out. So the Jebusites continue to live among the children of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
- Joshua 16:10But they did not drive out the Canaanites that were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites continued to live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and became forced laborers.
- Exodus 23:29I will not drive them out from before you in a single year. Otherwise the land would become desolate, and the animals of the field will multiply against you.
- Numbers 33:52You must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. You must destroy all their idols and cast images, and demolish their high places.
- Judges 1:27Manasseh, however, did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages. So the Canaanites resolved to dwell in that land.
- Romans 6:12Therefore do not let sin rule in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
Commentaries on Joshua 17:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Could not drive out, etc. - They had neither grace nor courage to go against their enemies, and chose rather to share their territories with those whom the justice of God had proscribed, than exert themselves to expel them. But some commentators give a different turn to this expression, and translate the passage thus: But the children of Manasseh could not (resolve) to destroy those cities, but the Canaanites consented to dwell in the land. And as they…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 There was great communication between Manasseh and Ephraim. Though each tribe had its inheritance, yet they should intermix one with another, to do good offices one to another, as became those, who, though of different tribes, were all one Israel, and were bound to love as brethren. But they suffered the Canaanites to live among them, against the command of God, to serve their own ends.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13All the towns mentioned here except Endor were important, but the military strength of the Canaanites prevented the tribe of Manasseh from inhabiting them for a time.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out those cities--probably due to indolence, a love of ease. Perhaps a mistaken humanity, arising from a disregard or forgetfulness of the divine command, and a decreasing principle of faith and zeal in the service of God, were the causes of their failure.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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