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Deuteronomy 4:38

36 Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.

37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;

To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.

39 Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.

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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
to drive out before you nations greater and mightier than you, and to bring you into their land and give it to you for your inheritance, as it is this day.
KJV
To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.
WEB
to drive out nations from before you greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is today.
ASV
to drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as at this day.
DARBY
to dispossess nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.
BLB
to dispossess nations greater and mightier than you from before you, to bring you in to give to you their land [as] an inheritance, as [on] this day.
ÅB
for å drive ut for deg større og sterkere folk enn du er, og føre deg inn og gi deg deres land til arv, som det kan sees på denne dag.
OTB
for å drive ut foran dere nasjoner større og mektigere enn dere og for å føre dere inn i deres land for å gi det til dere som arv, slik det er i dag.
B1930
for å drive ut for dig større og sterkere folk enn du er, og føre dig inn og gi dig deres land til arv, som det kan sees på denne dag.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 7:1

    When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;

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  • Exodus 23:27–28

    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.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:23

    Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.

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  • Deuteronomy 9:1–5

    Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,

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  • Psalms 44:2–3

    How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:31–3:16

    And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.

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  • Deuteronomy 8:18

    But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

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  • Joshua 3:10

    And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.

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