Judges 2:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּנַּ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֣ם הָאֵ֔לֶּה לְבִלְתִּ֥י הוֹרִישָׁ֖ם מַהֵ֑ר וְלֹ֥א נְתָנָ֖ם בְּיַד־יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃

Transliteration

And-wayyannaḥ YHWH ʾet-the-gôyim these to-not hôrîšām quickly and-not nətānām in-yaḏ-Yəhôšuaʿ

Grammar Details

*wayyannaḥ*: waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he left
*gôyim*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the nations
*hôrîšām*: hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to drive them out
*nətānām*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - he gave them
*yaḏ*: feminine singular construct - hand of
*Yəhôšuaʿ*: proper noun - Joshua

Word Meanings

*wayyannaḥ*: he left/allowed to remain/let stay
*gôyim*: nations/peoples
*hôrîšām*: to drive them out/dispossess them
*nətānām*: he gave them/delivered them
*yaḏ*: hand/power/control

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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