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


In Context

9 And the border hath come down to the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook; these cities of Ephraim are in the midst of the cities of Manasseh, and the border of Manasseh is on the north of the brook, and its outgoings are at the sea.

10 Southward is to Ephraim and northward to Manasseh, and the sea is his border, and in Asher they meet on the north, and in Issachar on the east.

11 And Manasseh hath 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, three counties.

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

13 and it cometh to pass when the sons of Israel have been strong, that they put the Canaanite to tribute, and have not utterly dispossessed him.

14 And the sons of Joseph speak with Joshua, saying, 'Wherefore hast thou given to me an inheritance — one lot and one portion, and I a numerous people? hitherto hath Jehovah 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 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 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 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.