Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
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Verse 29 is found in chapter 1 of Judges. Manasseh, Ephraim, Zebulun, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan also fail to completely drive out the local inhabitants. Some Canaanites are subjected to forced labor, while others remain in the land. The summary explains the situation that will dominate the rest of the book: Israel lives alongside peoples it was supposed to displace. This coexistence will become a constant source of conflicts over identity and faithfulness.
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Desgleichen vertrieb auch Ephraim die Kanaaniter nicht, die zu Geser wohnten, sondern die Kanaaniter wohnten unter ihnen zu Geser.
Tampoco Ephraim echó al Cananeo que habitaba en Gezer; antes habitó el Cananeo en medio de ellos en Gezer.
Efraín tampoco expulsó a los cananeos que habitaban en Gezer. Los cananeos siguieron viviendo entre ellos en Gezer.
Ephraïm ne chassa point les Cananéens qui habitaient à Guézer, et les Cananéens habitèrent au milieu d'Ephraïm à Guézer.
Efraim anch’esso non iscacciò i Cananei che abitavano in Ghezer; anzi i Cananei abitarono per mezzo esso in Ghezer.
Tampouco expulsou Efraim os cananeus que habitavam em Gezer; antes os cananeus ficaram habitando com ele, em Gezer.
以法蓮 沒有趕出住 基色 的 迦南 人。於是 迦南 人仍住在 基色 ,在 以法蓮 中間。
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