²⁸And it happened, when Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites^h to forced labor, but they never totally drove them out. ²⁹Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanitesⁱ living in Gezer, so the Canaanites^j lived in their midst in Gezer.

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hHebrew “Canaanite”
iHebrew “Canaanite”
jHebrew “Canaanite”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely. Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, but the Canaanites continued to live there among them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

At that time Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among them in Gezer.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

The tribe of Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, so the Canaanites continued to live there among them.

KJV 1900King 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.

Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

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