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


In Context

9 And the border went down unto the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook: these cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh: and the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and the goings out thereof were at the sea:

10 southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea was his border; and they reached to Asher on the north, and to Issachar on the east.

11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, even the three heights.

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

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

14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Jehovah hath blessed me?

Joshua 17:12 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:12Yet the Manassites were not able to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:12Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out [the inhabitants of] those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:12Neither could the children of Manasses overthrow these cities, but the Chanaanite began to dwell in his land.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:12But the children of Manasseh could not dispossess the inhabitants of those cities; and the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:12Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:12Yet the children of Manasseh could not expel the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:12Yet the children of Manasseh couldn't drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:12And the sons of Manasseh have not been able to occupy these cities, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in this land,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:12Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.