King James Version
Joshua 16:10 in the King James Version says “And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day,...” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.”
Joshua 16:10 · KJV
The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.
And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
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not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“And they drave not out”
H3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“but the Canaanites”
H3669a kenaanite or inhabitant of kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the canaanites standing for their neighbors the ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile c
“dwell”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
“dwell”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
“but the Canaanites”
H3669a kenaanite or inhabitant of kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the canaanites standing for their neighbors the ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile c
“among”
H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
“the Ephraimites”
H669ephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“unto this day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“under tribute”
H4522properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e., a tax in the form of forced labor
“and serve”
H5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc
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