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but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out <i>the inhabitants of</i> those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites persisted in living in this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites persisted in living in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites persisted in living in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of these cities because the Canaanites persisted in living in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the sons of Manasseh were not able to [drive out the inhabitants and] take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites persisted in living in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The descendants of Manasseh could not possess these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The descendants of Manasseh could not possess these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But the people of Manasseh could not capture these towns, so the Canaanites kept on living in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But Manasseh was not able to take possession of these cities since the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people of Manasseh, however, were not able to drive out the people living in those cities, so the Canaanites continued to live there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The descendants of Manasseh did not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites predominated in that territory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the men of Manasseh were unable to conquer these cities; the Canaanites managed to remain in those areas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yet the people of Manasseh couldn't drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet the children of Manasseh could not expel the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yet the children of Manasseh couldn’t drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Manasseh have not been able to occupy these cities, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in this land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the sons of Manasseh have not been able to occupy these cities, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in this land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Manasseh will not be able to dispossess these cities; and the Canaanite will dwell in that land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither could the children of Manasses overthrow these cities, but the Chanaanite began to dwell in his land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh were not able to overthrow these cities, and so the Canaanite began to dwell in their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Since the Manassites were not able to dispossess these cities, the Canaanites continued to inhabit this region.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet the Manassites could not take possession of those towns; but the Canaanites continued to live in that land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yet the Israelites could not destroy these cities, because the Canaanites took refuge and dwelt in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel did not destroy these cities because the Canaanites took refuge to dwell in these villages<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites were resolved to dwell in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Manasse were not able to destroy these cities; and the Chananite began to dwell in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/17-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=4443" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/17.htm">Manasseh's Inheritance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">But the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/4519.htm" title="4519: mə·naš·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- From nashah; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">of Manasseh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yā·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">were unable</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lə·hō·w·rîš (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">to occupy</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: he·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3669.htm" title="3669: hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan. Patrial from Kna'an; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar.">because the Canaanites</a> <a href="/hebrew/2974.htm" title="2974: way·yō·w·’el (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to yield, especially assent; hence To undertake as an act of volition.">were determined</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: lā·še·ḇeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">to stay</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">in this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Judges 1:27-28</a></span><br />At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. / When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-1.htm">Judges 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, / and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done? / So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-1.htm">Judges 3:1-4</a></span><br />These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan, / if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly: / the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Joshua 15:63</a></span><br />But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10</a></span><br />But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">2 Kings 17:33-34</a></span><br />They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-40.htm">2 Kings 17:40-41</a></span><br />But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs. / So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24-27</a></span><br />So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. / They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. / But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Psalm 106:34-36</a></span><br />They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, / but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. / They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-32.htm">Exodus 23:32-33</a></span><br />You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. / They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Exodus 34:12-16</a></span><br />Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst. / Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles. / For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-5</a></span><br />When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. / Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-29.htm">Deuteronomy 12:29-31</a></span><br />When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land, / be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.” / You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a></span><br />Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. / But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away. / When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-36.htm">Matthew 13:36-43</a></span><br />Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” / He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. / The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Joshua 15:63</a></b></br> As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10</a></b></br> And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-29.htm">Exodus 23:29-33</a></b></br> I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Able</a> <a href="/joshua/13-4.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/joshua/17-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/17-9.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Couldn't</a> <a href="/genesis/31-30.htm">Desirous</a> <a href="/genesis/41-32.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">Dispossess</a> <a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/joshua/13-21.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">Expel</a> <a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Live</a> <a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Manasseh</a> <a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Manas'seh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-8.htm">Manassites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-31.htm">Occupy</a> <a href="/numbers/24-10.htm">Persisted</a> <a href="/joshua/13-29.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-1.htm">Resolved</a> <a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/23-9.htm">Able</a> <a href="/joshua/17-18.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/joshua/17-13.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/joshua/17-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/18-9.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/judges/12-6.htm">Couldn't</a> <a href="/psalms/17-12.htm">Desirous</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/joshua/17-13.htm">Dispossess</a> <a href="/joshua/17-13.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/joshua/17-16.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/joshua/24-8.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/joshua/17-13.htm">Expel</a> <a href="/judges/1-11.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/joshua/17-16.htm">Live</a> <a href="/joshua/17-17.htm">Manasseh</a> <a href="/joshua/17-17.htm">Manas'seh</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-33.htm">Manassites</a> <a href="/psalms/83-12.htm">Occupy</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Persisted</a> <a href="/joshua/18-3.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Resolved</a> <a href="/joshua/17-16.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/17-1.htm">The lot of Manasseh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/17-7.htm">His coast</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/17-12.htm">The Canaanites not driven out</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/17-14.htm">The children of Joseph obtain another lot</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase highlights their struggle to fully possess their inheritance. Historically, the inability to occupy these cities reflects the challenges faced by the Israelites in driving out the existing Canaanite inhabitants. This struggle is a recurring theme in the conquest narratives, illustrating the incomplete obedience to God's command to fully possess the land (<a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Numbers 33:55-56</a>). The cities in question were likely fortified, making them difficult to conquer without divine intervention or complete unity and effort from the Israelites.<p><b>because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land</b><br>The Canaanites' determination to remain in the land underscores their resilience and the strength of their fortified cities. Culturally, the Canaanites were deeply rooted in the land, with established cities and religious practices that were contrary to the worship of Yahweh. This determination can be seen as a test of faith and obedience for the Israelites, who were commanded to remove the Canaanite influence to prevent idolatry (<a href="/deuteronomy/7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-5</a>). The persistence of the Canaanites also foreshadows future conflicts and the spiritual and moral challenges Israel would face, as seen in the Book of Judges. This situation typifies the ongoing spiritual battle between God's people and the influences of the world, pointing to the need for reliance on God's strength and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/descendants_of_manasseh.htm">Descendants of Manasseh</a></b><br>One of the tribes of Israel, named after Manasseh, the firstborn son of Joseph. They were allotted land on both sides of the Jordan River.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaanites.htm">Canaanites</a></b><br>The original inhabitants of the land of Canaan, known for their idolatrous practices and resistance to the Israelites' conquest.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_canaan.htm">The Land of Canaan</a></b><br>The region promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, which the Israelites were commanded to conquer and settle.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/incomplete_obedience_leads_to_compromise.htm">Incomplete Obedience Leads to Compromise</a></b><br>The failure of the Manasseh tribe to fully obey God's command to drive out the Canaanites resulted in compromise and future spiritual challenges. Partial obedience can lead to spiritual stagnation and vulnerability to sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_coexistence_with_sin.htm">The Danger of Coexistence with Sin</a></b><br>Allowing sin to coexist in our lives, much like the Israelites allowed the Canaanites to remain, can lead to spiritual decay. We must be vigilant in removing sin from our lives to maintain a pure relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises_and_power.htm">Trust in God's Promises and Power</a></b><br>The Israelites' inability to drive out the Canaanites reflects a lack of trust in God's promise and power. Believers today are called to trust in God's strength to overcome challenges and fulfill His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites faced physical battles, Christians face spiritual battles. <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a> reminds us to put on the full armor of God to stand firm against spiritual forces.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_couldn't_manasseh_defeat_canaanites.htm">Joshua 17:12: Why couldn’t Manasseh drive out the Canaanites if God had already promised total victory? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_call_evil_good_and_good_evil.htm">What is Megiddo's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_bible's_non-israelites.htm">Who are the non-Israelites mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_josh._16_1-4_boundaries_match_archaeology.htm">How do the boundary descriptions in Joshua 16:1–4 align with archaeological findings that suggest inconsistent Israelite settlement patterns in this region? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Would dwell.</span> The LXX. and Vulgate translate, "began to dwell," an obvious mistake here, though the word sometimes has this signification. They <span class="accented">willed</span> to dwell there, in spite of their defeats, and their purpose was not frustrated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/17-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But the descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Manasseh</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·naš·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4519.htm">Strong's 4519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were unable</span><br /><span class="heb">יָכְלוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḵə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be able, have power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to occupy</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהוֹרִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hō·w·rîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֑לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽעָרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because the Canaanites</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3669.htm">Strong's 3669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were determined</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·’el)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2974.htm">Strong's 2974: </a> </span><span class="str2">To show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to stay</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשֶׁ֖בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּֽאת׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">land.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/17-12.htm">OT History: Joshua 17:12 Yet the children of Manasseh couldn't drive (Josh. 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