Exodus 23:29 “I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the l…”

Exodus 23:29

I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the animals of the field multiply against you.

American Standard Version

I will not drive them out from before thee in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

I will not cast them out from thy face in one yeere, least the land grow to a wildernes: and the beasts of the field multiplie against thee.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

I cast them not out from before thee in one year, lest the land be a desolation, and the beast of the field hath multiplied against thee;

Bible in Basic English

I will not send them all out in one year, for fear that their land may become waste, and the beasts of the field be increased overmuch against you.

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Cross references

“in one year”

Deuteronomy 7:22 Judges 3:1–4 Joshua 15:63 Joshua 16:10 Joshua 17:12 Joshua 17:13

Deuteronomy 7:22 · BSB

The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.

Judges 3:1–4 · BSB

These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,

Joshua 15:63 · BSB

But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.

Joshua 16:10 · BSB

But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.

Joshua 17:12 · BSB

But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.

Joshua 17:13 · BSB

However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

28I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.

30Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.

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