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


In Context

9 And the border descended to the torrent Kanah, south of the torrent. These cities were Ephraim's among the cities of Manasseh. And the territory of Manasseh was on the north side of the torrent, and ended at the sea.

10 Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea was his border. And they touched upon Asher on the north, and upon Issachar on the east.

11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher, Beth-shean and its dependent villages, and Ibleam and its dependent villages, and the inhabitants of Dor and its dependent villages, and the inhabitants of En-Dor and its dependent villages, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its dependent villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its dependent villages, the three hilly regions.

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

13 And it came to pass when the children of Israel were become strong, that they made the Canaanites tributary; but they did not utterly dispossess them.

14 And the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me as inheritance one lot and one portion, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as Jehovah has blessed me hitherto?

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 American Standard 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 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.