And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
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Verse 5 is found in chapter 3 of Judges. The nations remaining in Canaan serve as a test for the generations of Israel that had not experienced the earlier wars. Israel eventually intermaries with these peoples and serves their gods. Marriage itself is not presented here as an ethnic problem, but as part of a progressive incorporation of foreign religious practices. The central issue remains exclusive loyalty to the Lord.
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Da nun die Kinder Israel also wohnten unter den Kanaanitern, Hethitern, Amoritern, Pheresitern, Hevitern und Jebusitern,
Así los hijos de Israel habitaban entre los Cananeos, Hetheos, Amorrheos, Pherezeos, Heveos, y Jebuseos:
Et les enfants d'Israël habitèrent au milieu des Cananéens, des Héthiens, des Amoréens, des Phéréziens, des Héviens et des Jébusiens;
COSÌ i figliuoli d’Israele abitarono per mezzo i Cananei, e gli Hittei, e gli Amorrei, e i Ferizzei, e gli Hivvei, e i Gebusei.
Habitando, pois, os filhos de Israel no meio dos cananeus, dos heteus, e amorreus, e perizeus, e heveus, e jebuseus,
以色列 人住在 迦南 人、 赫 人、 亞摩利 人、 比利洗 人、 希未 人、 耶布斯 人中間,
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