Judges 2:23

Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

Therefore the LORD {H3068} left {H3240} those nations {H1471}, without {H1115} driving them out {H3423} hastily {H4118}; neither delivered {H5414} he them into the hand {H3027} of Joshua {H3091}.

So ADONAI allowed those nations to remain where they were, without quickly driving them out; he did not hand them over to Y'hoshua.

That is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua.

So Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

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