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samuel_n 27_o but_o manasses_n do_v not_o expel_v beth-sean_a with_o her_o town_n and_o thaanach_n with_o her_o town_n the_o inhabiter_n of_o dor_n with_o her_o town_n the_o inhabiter_n of_o jibleam_n with_o her_o town_n nether_a the_o inhabiter_n of_o megiddo_n with_o her_o town_n and_o the_o chananite_n begin_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n 28_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o israel_n be_v wax_v mighto_o they_o put_v the_o chananite_n to_o tribute_n and_o expel_v they_o not_o 29_o in_o like_a manner_n ephraim_n expel_v not_o the_o chananite_n that_o dwell_v in_o gazer_n and_o therefore_o the_o chananite_n dwell_v still_o in_o gazer_n among_o they_o 30_o neither_o do_v zebulon_n expel_v the_o inhabiter_n of_o kitron_n neither_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o nahalol_n wherefore_o the_o chananite_n dwell_v among_o they_o and_o become_v tributary_n unto_o they_o 31_o aser_n also_o do_v not_o cast_v out_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o acho_n and_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o zidon_n &_o of_o achlab_n achzib_n helbab_n aphik_fw-mi and_o rehob_n 32_o and_o the_o aserite_v dwell_v among_o the_o chananite_n the_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o land_n for_o they_o do_v not_o drive_v they_o out_o 33_o neither_o do_v nephtalim_fw-la drive_v out_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o bethsemes_a nor_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o bethanath_n but_o dwell_v amongst_o the_o chananite_n the_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o bethsemes_a and_o beth-anath_a become_v tributary_n unto_o they_o israelite_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o this_o place_n the_o holy_a history_n set_v forth_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o that_o they_o do_v not_o cast_v out_o and_o destroy_v those_o people_n as_o god_n have_v command_v they_o but_o make_v they_o tributary_n unto_o they_o
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