Judges 1:29

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.”

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BSBPD

“Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Ephraim hath not dispossessed the Canaanite who is dwelling in Gezer, and the Canaanite dwelleth in its midst, in Gezer.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 1:29 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 16:10But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
  2. 1 Kings 9:16Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.

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