Deuteronomy 4:38
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“to dispossess nations greater and stronger than thou, from thy presence, to bring thee in to give to thee their land--an inheritance, as <FI>at<Fi> this day.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 4:38 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 23:27I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
- Deuteronomy 2:31Then the LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.”
- Deuteronomy 7:1When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you—
- Deuteronomy 8:18But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.
- Deuteronomy 9:1Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.
- Deuteronomy 11:23then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.
- Joshua 3:10He continued, “This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.
- 2 Chronicles 20:7Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
- 2 Chronicles 20:11See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance.
- Psalms 44:2With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
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