KJV King James Version
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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Judges 1:28
And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
WEB World English Bible
It happened, when Israel had grown strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, when Israel hath been strong, that he setteth the Canaanite to tribute, and hath not utterly dispossessed it.
Surrounding context — Judges 1
25 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which [is] the name thereof unto this day.
27 Neither did Manasseh drive out [the inhabitants of] Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
29 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
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וַֽיְהִי֙H1961 · ha.yahto beכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforחָזַ֣קH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַיָּ֥שֶׂםH7760 · sumto set: makeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יH3669 · ke.na.a.niCanaaniteלָמַ֑סH4522 · mastaskworkerוְהוֹרֵ֖ישׁH3423 · ya.rashto possess: possessלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotהוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ סH3423 · ya.rashto possess: possess
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