Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThat is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua. Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah leaveth these nations, so as not to dispossess them hastily, and did not give them into the hand of Joshua. King James Bible Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. Hebrew That is why the LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had left those הָאֵ֔לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those nations הַגּוֹיִ֣ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts in place וַיַּנַּ֤ח (way·yan·naḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3240: Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, and had not לְבִלְתִּ֥י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until driven them out הוֹרִישָׁ֖ם (hō·w·rî·šām) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin immediately מַהֵ֑ר (ma·hêr) Adverb Strong's 4118: Hastening, speedy, swift by delivering them נְתָנָ֖ם (nə·ṯā·nām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set into the hand בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of Joshua. יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites |