Judges 1:27

“Manasseh did not dispossess Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; and the Canaanite was determined to live in this land.”
Judges 1:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהdid notוְלֹאdispossessהוֹרִישׁBeth-sheanאֶת בֵּית שְׁאָןand its villages,וְאֶת בְּנוֹתֶיהָor Taanachוְאֶת תַּעְנַךְand its villages,וְאֶת בְּנֹתֶיהָor the inhabitantsוְאֶת יֹשְׁבֵיof Dorדוֹרand its villages,וְאֶת בְּנוֹתֶיהָor the inhabitantsוְאֶת יוֹשְׁבֵיof Ibleamיִבְלְעָםand its villages,וְאֶת בְּנֹתֶיהָor the inhabitantsוְאֶת יוֹשְׁבֵיof Megiddoמְגִדּוֹand its villages;וְאֶת בְּנוֹתֶיהָand the Canaaniteוַ הַכְּנַעֲנִיwas determinedיּוֹאֶלto liveלָשֶׁבֶתin thisהַזֹּאתland.בָּאָרֶץ

Judges 1:27, word by word

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

dispossessהוֹרִישׁhorish

dispossess

To drive others out of their land.

Where else “horish” appears

Beth-sheanבֵּיתbet

Beth-shean

Beth-shean: a strong city where the valley of Jezreel goes down to the Jordan.

Where else “bet” appears

and its villagesבְּנוֹתֶיbenote

village

Literally "the daughters": small places that depend on a city.

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or Taanachתַּעְנַךְtanach

Taanach

Taanach: a Canaanite city near Megiddo.

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or the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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of Dorדוֹרdor

Dor

Dor: a city on the coast, south of Mount Carmel.

Where else “dor” appears

of Ibleamיִבְלְעָםyivlam

Ibleam

Ibleam: a city of Manasseh in the valley of Jezreel.

Where else “yivlam” appears

of Megiddoמְגִדּוֹmegido

Megiddo

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and the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

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was determinedיּוֹאֶלyoel

undertake, venture

Make up one's mind to do something; venture, be willing.

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landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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Places in this verse

Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

Megiddo
Today: Tel Megiddo ruins, Israel
A city guarding an important pass into the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel.
Canaanite kings fought Israel there (Judg 5:19). Solomon fortified it (1 Kgs 9:15), and King Josiah died there (2 Kgs 23:29).
Judges 5:19 1 Kings 9:15 2 Kings 23:29 2 Chronicles 35:22

The context

26The man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called its name Luz; that is its name to this day.

27 · This verse (above)

28When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanite to forced labor, but they did not completely dispossess him.

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