Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became forced laborers. — Zebulun's failure presents a variation on the established pattern: the tribe neither expelled the inhabitants of Kitron nor Nahalol but instead enslaved them for labor. This formula combines the two responses documented thus far—non-expulsion with forced labor—indicating that some tribes employed slavery as a substitute for complete conquest. The transition from 'they dwelt among them' to 'became forced laborers' indicates that coexistence without formal slavery gave way to institutionalized exploitation.

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