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20 Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice, 21 I also will no longer drive out any of the nations that Joshua left when he died from before them; 22 that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.” 23 So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily. He didn’t deliver them into Joshua’s hand.

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20 So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said, “Because this nation has transgressed my covenant that I commanded their ancestors and have not obeyed my voice,(A) 21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died.”(B) 22 In order to test Israel, whether or not they would take care to walk in the way of the Lord as their ancestors did,(C) 23 the Lord had left those nations, not driving them out at once, and had not handed them over to Joshua.

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