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But the sonsוְ בְּנֵיof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהcould notלֹא יָכְלוּdispossessלְהוֹרִישׁthoseהָאֵלֶּהcities,הֶעָרִיםand the Canaaniteוַ הַכְּנַעֲנִיwas determinedיּוֹאֶלto liveלָשֶׁבֶתin thisהַזֹּאתland.בָּאָרֶץ
Joshua 17:12
Study it in the app“But the sons of Manasseh could not dispossess those cities, and the Canaanite was determined to live in this land.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 17:12, word by word
- But the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears- could notיָכְלוּyachlu
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yachlu” appears- dispossessהוֹרִישׁhorish
dispossess
To drive others out of their land.
Where else “horish” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- and the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani
Canaanite
Someone from Canaan, before Israel.
Where else “kenaani” appears- was determinedיּוֹאֶלyoel
undertake, venture
Make up one's mind to do something; venture, be willing.
Where else “yoel” appears- to liveשֶׁבֶתshevet
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “shevet” appears- landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
11And in Issachar and in Asher Manasseh had Beth-shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns: the three heights.
12 · This verse (above)
13And when the sons of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanite to forced labor, but they did not dispossess him completely.