Judges 2:23 (YLT)

Passage

And Jehovah leaveth these nations, so as not to dispossess them hastily, and did not give them into the hand of Joshua.

Nearby Context

Judges 2:21 I also continue not to dispossess any from before them of the nations which Joshua hath left when he dieth,

Judges 2:22 in order to try Israel by them, whether they are keeping the way of Jehovah, to go in it, as their fathers kept <FI>it<Fi> or not.'

Judges 2:23 And Jehovah leaveth these nations, so as not to dispossess them hastily, and did not give them into the hand of Joshua.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "leaveth", "nations", "dispossess", "hastily", "give", "hand", and "joshua". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "leaveth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "in order to try Israel by them...", giving immediate footing for "jehovah" and "leaveth". In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "leaveth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.