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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 The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and he declared, “Because this nation has violated my covenant(A) that I made with their ancestors(B) and disobeyed me, 21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left(C) when he died.(D) 22 I did this to test Israel and to see whether or not they would keep the Lord’s way(E) by walking in it, as their ancestors had.”(F) 23 The Lord left these nations and did not drive them out immediately. He did not hand them over to Joshua.

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