Therefore, the Lord left all these nations, and he was not willing to quickly overthrow them, nor did he deliver them into the hands of Joshua
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King James Version
Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. English Standard Version
So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua.New International Version
The LORD had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.