Scripture · Old Testament
Judges 2:23
Judges 2:23 is verse 23 of Judges chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
That is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua.
King James Version
Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
World English Bible
So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s hand.
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Judges 2:21–23 · Berean Standard Bible
21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.
22 In this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did.”
23 That is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua.
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וַיַּנַּ֤חand he leftיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶת<obj.>הַגּוֹיִ֣םthe nationsהָאֵ֔לֶּה<the> theseלְבִלְתִּ֥יto notהוֹרִישָׁ֖םto dispossess themמַהֵ֑רquicklyוְלֹ֥אand notנְתָנָ֖םhe gave themבְּיַדin [the] hand ofיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַJoshua
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