Bible in Basic English
"So the Lord let those nations go on living in the land, not driving them out quickly, and did not give them up into the hands of Joshua."
— Judges 2:23-1964, Bible in Basic English
“Therefore the Lord left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. ”
“So Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. ”
“So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.”
“This is why the LORD permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; he did not hand them over to Joshua.”
“The Lord therefore left all these nations, and would not quickly destroy them, neither did he deliver them into the hands of Josue. ”
“Therefore the Lord left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. ”
And the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and he said, Because this nation has not been true to my agreement which I made with their fathers, and has not given ear to my voice;
From now on I will not go on driving out from before them any of the nations which at the death of Joshua were still living in this land;
In order to put Israel to the test, and see if they will keep the way of the Lord, walking in it as their fathers did, or not.
So the Lord let those nations go on living in the land, not driving them out quickly, and did not give them up into the hands of Joshua.