12 Yet the Manassites were not able to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region.

12 Yet the people of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.

12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

12 But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these towns because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region.

12 Manasseh was not able to defeat those cities, so the Canaanites continued to live there.

12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

12 But the children of Manasseh could not dispossess the inhabitants of those cities; and the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

12 But Manasseh was not able to take possession of these cities since the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.

12 The descendants of Manasseh could not possess these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.

12 Yet the Manassites could not take possession of those towns; but the Canaanites continued to live in that land.

12 But the descendants of Manasseh were not able to take possession of these towns; the Canaanites were determined to live in this land.

12 But the people of Manasseh weren’t able to take over those towns. That’s because the people of Canaan had made up their minds to live in that area.

12 But the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites persisted in living in that land.