Joshua 17:12
And the sons of Manasseh might not destroy these cities, but Canaanites began to dwell in this land.This verse in the real world
In what words
- יָאַלyâʼalproperly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition
- כְּנַעַנִיKᵉnaʻanîya Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for
- מְנַשֶּׁהMᵉnashshehMenashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- יָרַשׁyârashto occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication
- יָכֹלyâkôlto be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- עִירʻîyra city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampme
- יָשַׁבyâshabproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwe
- בֵּןbêna son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative re
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jdg 1:27–28, Exo 23:29–33, Rom 6:12–14, Num 33:52–56, Jos 16:10, Jos 15:63