23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 2:23:1 ⧉וַיַּנַּ֤חvayaniakhand left Judges 2:23:2 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD Judges 2:23:3 ⧉אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֣םethagoyim{direct object} the nations Judges 2:23:4 ⧉הָאֵ֔לֶּהhaelehthese Judges 2:23:5 ⧉לְבִלְתִּ֥יleviltiso as not to Judges 2:23:6 ⧉הוֹרִישָׁ֖םhorishamdrive them out Judges 2:23:7 ⧉מַהֵ֑רmaherquickly Judges 2:23:8 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Judges 2:23:9 ⧉נְתָנָ֖םnetanamgave them Judges 2:23:10 ⧉בְּיַד־יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃פbeyadyehoshuainto the hand of Joshua |
23. Formal Translation And the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Preserver} left these nations so as not to dispossess them swiftly, and He did not give them into the hand of Joshua. |
23. Dynamic Translation So the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Ruler} allowed these nations to remain instead of removing them right away, and He did not put them under Joshua’s control. |