28 When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely.

28 When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely.

28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

28 When the Israelites grew stronger, they forced the Canaanites to work as slaves, but they never did drive them completely out of the land.

28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites under tribute, but did not completely drive them out.

28 Later, the Israelites grew strong and forced the Canaanites to work as slaves, but they did not make all the Canaanites leave their land.

28 And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

28 When the Israelites were strong enough, they made the Canaanites do forced labor. But they did not force all of them out. 

28 When Israel became stronger, they made the Canaanites serve as forced labor but never drove them out completely.

28 When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not in fact drive them out.

28 And it happened, when Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they never totally drove them out.

28 Later, Israel became stronger. Then they forced the people of Canaan to work hard for them. But Israel never drove them out completely.

28 It came about when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.