Exodus 23:30
28 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.
By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
31 And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
32 Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.
- KJV
- By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
- WEB
- Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and inherit the land.
- ASV
- By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
- DARBY
- By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou art fruitful, and possess the land.
- BLB
- Little by little I will drive them out from before your faces, until that you are fruitful and you take possession of the land.
- ÅB
- litt etter litt vil jeg jage dem bort fra deg, inntil du blir så stort et folk at du kan ta landet i eie.
- OTB
- Gradvis vil jeg drive dem ut foran deg, til du har økt nok til å ta landet i besittelse.
- B1930
- litt efter litt vil jeg jage dem bort fra dig, inntil du blir så stort et folk at du kan ta landet i eie.