Joshua 17:13

However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.
Joshua 17:13
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַֽיְהִ֗י כִּ֤י חָֽזְקוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י לָמַ֑ס וְהוֹרֵ֖שׁ לֹ֥א הוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ ס

  1. וַֽיְהִ֗יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כִּ֤יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  3. חָֽזְקוּ֙cha.ze.Ku“they became strong”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
  4. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  5. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  6. וַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.Nu“and they made”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  7. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.Ni“the Canaanite[s]”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּנַעֲנִי · “Canaanite” · Strong's H3669A
  9. לָמַ֑סla.Mas“<into> forced labor”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַס · “taskworker” · Strong's H4522
  10. וְהוֹרֵ֖שׁve.ho.Resh“and certainly <to dispossess>”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from יָרַשׁ · “take” · Strong's H3423H
  11. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. הוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ סho.ri.Sho“he dispossessed him”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַשׁ · “take” · Strong's H3423H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)