But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these towns because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region.

只是玛拿西子孙不能赶出这些城的居民，迦南人偏要住在那地。

只是玛拿西的子孙不能赶出这些城镇的居民，迦南人仍坚持住在那地。

只是玛拿西的子孙不能赶出这些城镇的居民，迦南人仍坚持住在那地。

可是，玛拿西人没能把这些城邑的迦南人赶走，因为他们执意不肯离开。

可是玛拿西的子孙却不能把这些城的居民赶走，迦南人决意住在那地。

只是瑪拿西子孫不能趕出這些城的居民，迦南人偏要住在那地。

只是瑪拿西的子孫不能趕出這些城鎮的居民，迦南人仍堅持住在那地。

只是瑪拿西的子孫不能趕出這些城鎮的居民，迦南人仍堅持住在那地。

可是，瑪拿西人沒能把這些城邑的迦南人趕走，因為他們執意不肯離開。

可是瑪拿西的子孫卻不能把這些城的居民趕走，迦南人決意住在那地。

但是瑪拿西的子孫不能把這些城的居民趕出；這些迦南人執意住在那地。

斯邑之民、瑪拿西人不能逐之、迦南人執意居其地、

馬拿西族不能逐是邑居民、故迦南人仍居其地。

瑪拿西人不能逐此數邑之居民、迦南人悅居此地、

Yet the Manassites were not able to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region.

But the people of Manasseh weren’t able to take over those towns. That’s because the Canaanites had made up their minds to live in that area.

Yet the people of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.

The descendants of Manasseh could not possess these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.

But the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites persisted in living in this land.

Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.

Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

The descendants of Manasseh could not possess these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.

Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out[ the inhabitants of] those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

But the men of Manasseh were unable to conquer these cities; the Canaanites managed to remain in those areas.

Yet the children of Manasseh couldn’t drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

The tribe of Manasseh failed to drive out the people living in Beth shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and all their surrounding settlements, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in that region.When the Israelites grew stronger, they forced the Canaanites to work as slaves, but they never did drive them completely out of the land.

But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals would multiply and threaten you.I will drive them out a little at a time until your population has increased enough to take possession of the land.And I will fix your boundaries from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the eastern wilderness to the Euphrates River. I will hand over to you the people now living in the land, and you will drive them out ahead of you.“ Make no treaties with them or their gods.They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me. If you serve their gods, you will be caught in the trap of idolatry.”

But the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, who lived in the city of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live there among the people of Judah to this day.

you must drive out all the people living there. You must destroy all their carved and molten images and demolish all their pagan shrines.Take possession of the land and settle in it, because I have given it to you to occupy.You must distribute the land among the clans by sacred lot and in proportion to their size. A larger portion of land will be allotted to each of the larger clans, and a smaller portion will be allotted to each of the smaller clans. The decision of the sacred lot is final. In this way, the portions of land will be divided among your ancestral tribes.But if you fail to drive out the people who live in the land, those who remain will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land where you live.And I will do to you what I had planned to do to them.”

They did not drive the Canaanites out of Gezer, however, so the people of Gezer live as slaves among the people of Ephraim to this day.

Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires.Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.