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Exodus 23:28

Hivite

26 There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

27 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.

And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.

29 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.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
KJV
And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
WEB
I will send the hornet before you, which will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before you.
ASV
And I will send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
DARBY
And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
BLB
And I will send the hornet before your faces, and it shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before your faces.
ÅB
Og jeg vil sende hvepser foran deg, og de skal jage hevittene, kana'anittene og hetittene bort fra deg.
OTB
Jeg vil sende veps foran deg for å drive hevittene, kanaaneerne og hetittene ut av din vei.
B1930
Og jeg vil sende hvepser foran dig, og de skal jage hevittene, kana'anittene og hetittene bort fra dig.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 7:20

    Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.

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  • Joshua 24:11–12

    And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.

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