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Judges 2:23

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

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וַיַּנַּ֤חvayanachand bestowיָנַחconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bestow”, the next action in the storyH3240to deposit; by implication, to allow to staybestow, cast down, lay (down, up), leave (off), let alone (remain), pacify, place, put, set (down), suffer, withdraw, withhold. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any di…יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַגּוֹיִ֣םhagoyimthe Gentileגּוֹיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.הָאֵ֔לֶּהhaelehthe theseאֵלֶּהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “the these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).לְבִלְתִּ֥יleviltito because unבִּלְתִּיpreposition, conjunction — “to because un”H1115properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.because un(satiable), beside, but, [phrase] continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.הוֹרִישָׁ֖םhorishamexpelיָרַשׁverb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “expel”, the to-form of the verbH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…מַהֵ֑רmaherhastethמַהֵרverb, piel, infinitive absolute — “hasteth”, the verb used for emphasisH4118properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in ahurryhasteth, hastily, at once, quickly, soon, speedily, suddenly.וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נְתָנָ֖םnetanamgiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…בְּיַדbeyadin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַyehoshuaJehoshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַnoun, proper name — “Jehoshua”H3091Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leaderJehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah leaveth these nations, so as not to dispossess them hastily, and did not give them into the hand of Joshua.

World English Bible

So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s hand.

Darby Translation

Therefore Jehovah left those nations, without dispossessing them hastily, neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord therefore left all these nations, and would not quickly destroy them, neither did he deliver them into the hands of Josue.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So the Lord will leave these nations, so as not to cast them out suddenly; and he delivered them not into the hand of Joshua.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀφήσει Κύριος τὰ ἔθνη ταῦτα τοῦ μὴ ἐξᾶραι αὐτὰ τὸ τάχος, καὶ οὐ παρέδωκεν αὐτὰ ἐν χειρὶ Ἰησοῦ.