18 And about the time (A)of forty years, suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

19 And he destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, and (B)divided their land to them by lot.

20 Then afterward he gave unto them (C)Judges about [a]four hundred and fifty years, unto the time of Samuel the Prophet.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:20 There were from the birth of Isaac unto the destruction of the Canaanites under the governance of Joshua four hundred and seven and forty years, and therefore he addeth in this place, this word, About, for there want three years, but the Apostle useth the whole greater number.

18 for about forty years he endured their conduct[a](A) in the wilderness;(B) 19 and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,(C) giving their land to his people(D) as their inheritance.(E) 20 All this took about 450 years.

“After this, God gave them judges(F) until the time of Samuel the prophet.(G)

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  1. Acts 13:18 Some manuscripts he cared for them