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24 For I will cast out nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one shall covet your land when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year.

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24 I will drive out nations(A) before you and enlarge your territory,(B) and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God.

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55 He drove out nations before them;
    he apportioned them for a possession
    and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.(A)

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55 He drove out nations(A) before them
    and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;(B)
    he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

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I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.(A)

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I will send an angel(A) before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.(B)

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10 for I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to harm you, for there are many in this city who are my people.”(A)

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10 For I am with you,(A) and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”

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When the ways of people please the Lord,
    he causes even their enemies to be at peace with them.(A)

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When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way,
    he causes their enemies to make peace(A) with them.(B)

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20 “When the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he has promised you, and you say, ‘I am going to eat some meat,’ because you wish to eat meat, you may eat meat whenever you have the desire.(A)

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20 When the Lord your God has enlarged your territory(A) as he promised(B) you, and you crave meat(C) and say, “I would like some meat,” then you may eat as much of it as you want.

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You brought a vine out of Egypt;
    you drove out the nations and planted it.(A)

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You transplanted a vine(A) from Egypt;
    you drove out(B) the nations and planted(C) it.

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10 Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory and that your hand might be with me and that you would keep me from hurt and harm!” And God granted what he asked.

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10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.

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“If the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he swore to your ancestors—and he will give you all the land that he promised your ancestors to give you,

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If the Lord your God enlarges your territory,(A) as he promised(B) on oath to your ancestors, and gives you the whole land he promised them,

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A Chosen People

“When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are about to enter and occupy and he clears away many nations before you—the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and mightier than you(A)

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Driving Out the Nations

When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess(A) and drives out before you many nations(B)—the Hittites,(C) Girgashites,(D) Amorites,(E) Canaanites, Perizzites,(F) Hivites(G) and Jebusites,(H) seven nations larger and stronger than you—

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27 I will send my terror in front of you and will throw into confusion all the people against whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. 28 And I will send swarms of hornets[a] in front of you, which shall drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you.(A) 29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild animals multiply against you.(B) 30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land. 31 I will set your borders from the Red Sea[b] to the sea of the Philistines and from the wilderness to the Euphrates, for I will hand over to you the inhabitants of the land, and you shall drive them out before you.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 23.28 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 23.31 Or Sea of Reeds

27 “I will send my terror(A) ahead of you and throw into confusion(B) every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.(C) 28 I will send the hornet(D) ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites(E) out of your way. 29 But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals(F) too numerous for you. 30 Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession(G) of the land.

31 “I will establish your borders from the Red Sea[a] to the Mediterranean Sea,[b] and from the desert to the Euphrates River.(H) I will give into your hands the people who live in the land, and you will drive them out(I) before you.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 23:31 Or the Sea of Reeds
  2. Exodus 23:31 Hebrew to the Sea of the Philistines

As they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities all around them, so that no one pursued them.(A)

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Then they set out, and the terror of God(A) fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.(B)

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10 Have you not put a fence around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.(A)

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10 “Have you not put a hedge(A) around him and his household and everything he has?(B) You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.(C)

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