16:10 The Ephraimites 3 did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants.
1 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
2 tn Heb “we are your servants.”
3 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Ephraimites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “How long are you putting off entering and possessing.”
5 tn Or “fathers.”
6 tn Heb “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the
7 sn Like witnesses in a court of law, Israel’s solemn vow to worship the Lord will testify against them in the divine court if the nation ever violates its commitment.