Deuteronomy 7:22
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And the Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.
In other translations
And the Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.
Hebrew words
וְנָשַׁלvenashaland he will clear awayH5394יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַגּוֹיִםhagoyimthe nationsH1471הָאֵלha'el<the> theseH411מִפָּנֶיךָmipaneikhafrom before youH6440מְעַטme'atlittleH4592מְעָטme'atlittleH4592לֹאlo'notH3808תוּכַלtukhalyou will be ableH3201כַּלֹּתָםkalotamto make an end of themH3615מַהֵרmaherquicklyH4118פֶּן־pen-lestH6435תִּרְבֶּהtirbehit should increaseH7235עָלֶיךָ'aleikhawith youH5921חַיַּתchaiyat[the] animal[s] ofH2416הַשָּׂדֶה׃hasadehthe fieldH7704
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Exodus 23:29-3029 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. 30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.29 I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you. 30 Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.
- Joshua 15:63As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
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