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And whenוַיְהִי כִּיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלgrew strong,חָזְקוּthey putוַיִּתְּנוּthe Canaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִיto forced labor,לָמַסbut they did notוְ לֹאdispossess himהוֹרִישׁוֹcompletely.הוֹרֵשׁ
Joshua 17:13
Study it in the app“And when the sons of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanite to forced labor, but they did not dispossess him completely.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 17:13, word by word
- And whenיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- grew strongחָזְקוּchazku
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “chazku” appears- they putיִּתְּנוּyitnu
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yitnu” appears- the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani
Canaanite
Someone from Canaan, before Israel.
Where else “kenaani” appears- to forced laborמַסmas
forced labor
Forced labor imposed on a subject people.
Where else “mas” appears- dispossess himהוֹרִישׁhorish
dispossess
To drive others out of their land.
Where else “horish” appears
The context
12But the sons of Manasseh could not dispossess those cities, and the Canaanite was determined to live in this land.
13 · This verse (above)
14And the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me as an inheritance one lot and one allotment, when I am a numerous people, since up to now YHWH has blessed me?”