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So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But they did not dispossess the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live among Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites still live in Ephraim today, but they are forced laborers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites live in Ephraim to this day, but they are forced laborers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell in the midst of Ephraim unto this day, and are become servants to do taskwork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ephraim could not force the Canaanites out of Gezer, so there are still some Canaanites who live there among the Israelites. But now these Canaanites have to work as slaves for the Israelites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwelt in the midst of Ephraim, unto this day, and became servants to do taskwork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />However, they did not force out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites still live in Ephraim today, but they are required to do forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among the Ephraimites to this day, but they have been forced to work as slaves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live within the territory of Ephraim to this day, but they serve as forced laborers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Ephraimites did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and have become servants to do forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they did not expel the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, and serve under tribute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell in the territory of Ephraim to this day, and have become servants to do forced labor. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they have not dispossessed the Canaanite who is dwelling in Gezer, and the Canaanite dwells in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and is for forced labor—serving.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they have not dispossessed the Canaanite who is dwelling in Gezer, and the Canaanite dwelleth in the midst of Ephraim unto this day, and is to tribute -- a servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they drove not out the Canaanite dwelling in Gezer: and the Canaanite dwelt in the midst of Ephraim even to this day, and he will be serving for tribute.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Ephraim slew not the Chanaanite, who dwelt in Gazer: and the Chanaanite dwelt in the midst of Ephraim until this day, paying tribute. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Ephraim did not put to death the Canaanite that was living at Gezer. And the Canaanite lived in the midst of Ephraim, even to this day, paying tribute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But they did not dispossess the Canaanites living in Gezer; they live within Ephraim to the present day, though they have been put to forced labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They did not, however, drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer: so the Canaanites have lived within Ephraim to this day but have been made to do forced labor.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they did not destroy the Canaanites that dwelt in Gadar; so the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they were brought into subjection, and they pay tribute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they did not kill the Canaanites who were dwelling in Gadar, and the Canaanites have dwelt within Aphreim until today, and they are subject to taxation <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in the midst of Ephraim, unto this day, and became servants to do taskwork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Ephraim did not destroy the Chananite who dwelt in Gazer; and the Chananite dwelt in Ephraim until this day, until Pharao the king of Egypt went up and took it, and burnt it with fire; and the Chananites, and Pherezites, and the dwellers in Gaza they destroyed, and Pharao gave them for a dowry to his daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/16-10.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=4286" 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/16.htm">Ephraim's Inheritance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><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.">But they did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: hō·w·rî·šū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">drive out</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/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.">the Canaanites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hay·yō·wō·šêḇ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">who lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/1507.htm" title="1507: bə·ḡā·zer (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Portion, a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim. The same as gezer; Gezer, a place in Palestine.">in Gezer.</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.">So the Canaanites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: bə·qe·reḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: ’ep̄·ra·yim (N-proper-ms) -- Dual of masculine form of 'Ephraath; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">the Ephraimites</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">but they are</a> <a href="/hebrew/4522.htm" title="4522: lə·mas- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Or mic; from macac; properly, a burden, i.e. A tax in the form of forced labor.">forced</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ‘ō·ḇêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">laborers.</a> </span><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/1-29.htm">Judges 1:29</a></span><br />Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</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.<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="/1_kings/9-16.htm">1 Kings 9:16</a></span><br />Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-1.htm">Judges 3:1-6</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="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">2 Chronicles 8:7-8</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-18</a></span><br />However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes. / For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you, / so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Exodus 34:11-12</a></span><br />Observe what I command you this day. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Numbers 33:55-56</a></span><br />But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle. / And then I will do to you what I had planned to do to them.”<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="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they drove not out the Canaanites that dwelled in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, and serve under tribute.</p><p class="hdg">they drave</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="/judges/1-29.htm">Judges 1:29</a></b></br> Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm">1 Kings 9:16,21</a></b></br> <i>For</i> Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it <i>for</i> a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife… </p><p class="hdg">the Canaanites dwell</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Numbers 33:52-55</a></b></br> Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1,2</a></b></br> When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; 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Gezer was a significant city located in the Shephelah region, strategically positioned on the route between Jerusalem and the coastal plain. Archaeological evidence confirms its importance, with findings of fortifications and inscriptions. The Canaanites' continued presence indicates a compromise that would later lead to spiritual and cultural challenges for Israel, as seen in <a href="/judges/2.htm">Judges 2:1-3</a>.<p><b>So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day,</b><br>The phrase "to this day" suggests that the text was written at a time when the Canaanites were still present, highlighting the long-term consequences of incomplete obedience. The tribe of Ephraim, one of the leading tribes of Israel, was unable to fully claim their inheritance due to this failure. This coexistence often led to the Israelites adopting Canaanite practices, which were contrary to the covenantal laws given to them (<a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a>). The presence of the Canaanites among the Ephraimites serves as a warning about the dangers of assimilation and the loss of distinctiveness as God's people.<p><b>but they are forced laborers.</b><br>The Canaanites being reduced to forced laborers reflects a partial fulfillment of God's command, as they were subdued but not expelled. This arrangement might have seemed beneficial economically, providing labor for the Israelites, but it was a deviation from God's directive to completely remove the influence of the Canaanites. This compromise foreshadows future issues, as seen in Solomon's reign, where forced labor became a significant part of Israel's economy (<a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a>). Theologically, this situation illustrates the tension between God's ideal and human pragmatism, and it serves as a type pointing to the ultimate rest and victory found in Jesus Christ, who fully conquers sin and death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <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 opposition to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gezer.htm">Gezer</a></b><br>A significant Canaanite city located in the territory allotted to the tribe of Ephraim.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephraimites.htm">Ephraimites</a></b><br>Members of the tribe of Ephraim, one of the tribes of Israel, descended from Joseph's son Ephraim.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of Israel after Moses, responsible for leading the Israelites into the Promised Land and overseeing its division among the tribes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/forced_labor.htm">Forced Labor</a></b><br>The Canaanites in Gezer were subjected to servitude, indicating a failure to fully obey God's command to drive out the inhabitants.<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 to drive out the Canaanites resulted in a compromise that affected Israel's spiritual purity and obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_coexistence_with_sin.htm">The Danger of Coexistence with Sin</a></b><br>Allowing the Canaanites to remain in the land symbolizes the danger of allowing sin to coexist in our lives, leading to spiritual decline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' disobedience had long-term consequences, as seen in their ongoing struggles with idolatry and foreign influence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_commands_require_full_commitment.htm">God's Commands Require Full Commitment</a></b><br>God's instructions are meant to be followed completely, not partially, to ensure His blessings and protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_vigilance.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Believers must remain vigilant in their spiritual walk, continually rooting out sin and influences that can lead them away from God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_joshua_16_10_and_1_kings_9_15-16_differ.htm">Why does Joshua 16:10 say the Canaanites in Gezer became forced labor, yet 1 Kings 9:15–16 seems to contradict who controlled Gezer’s fate? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_canaanites_appear_after_joshua_10.htm">How can the subsequent presence of these Canaanite peoples in later passages be explained if they were thoroughly defeated as stated in Joshua 10?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_list_towns_israelites_didn't_occupy.htm">Why does Joshua 16:5–9 list towns that some excavations claim were never fully occupied by Israelites at that time? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_evidence_for_deut._7_1_nations'_end.htm">Where is the historical or archeological evidence supporting the annihilation of the seven nations mentioned in Deuteronomy 7:1? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">They drave not out.</span>--The failure of Ephraim here is noticed, as was the failure of Judah above (<a href="/joshua/15-63.htm" title="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 to this day.">Joshua 15:63</a>).<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> <span class="cmt_word">And they drave not out.</span> The Ephraimites soon grew slack in the fulfilment of the Divine command. There is a distinction, apparently, between this passage and ch. 15:63. There the tribe of Judah was unable to drive out the Jebusites from their stronghold, and no mention is made of tribute. Here the Ephraimites seem deliberately to have preferred the easier task of reducing the Canaanites to tribute to the sterner and more difficult task of destroying them utterly. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/16-10.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 they did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drive out</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹרִ֔ישׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·rî·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<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">the Canaanites</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י</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">who lived</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wō·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<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 Gezer.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגָ֑זֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡā·zer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1507.htm">Strong's 1507: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gezer -- 'portion', a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So the Canaanites</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜י</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">dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">among</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקֶ֤רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Ephraimites</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ep̄·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm">Strong's 669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but they are</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forced laborers.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹבֵֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ḇêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/16-10.htm">Joshua 16:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">OT History: Joshua 16:10 They didn't drive out the Canaanites who (Josh. 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