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God did not go with them into this battle

In other words, God did not help them in this fight.

so the Canaanites defeated them and killed many of them

The connecting word so connects the reason (God did not go with them into this battle), with two results (the Canaanites defeated them, and the Canaanites killed many of them). (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-logic-result)

turned back from Canaan

They left Canaan and went back into the wilderness where they were before.

wander through the wilderness

They lived in the wilderness, and together they moved from place to place in that large, dry land, looking for food and water for themselves and their animals.