Exodus 23:29

In 11 translations

BSB

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.

KJV

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.

WEB

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.

ASV

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.

LSV

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

YLT

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;

DBY

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.

DRC

I will not cast them out from thy face in one year: lest the land be brought into a wilderness, and the beasts multiply against thee.

GNV

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.

JPS

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.

LXXE

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

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Original-language editions

WLC

לֹ֧א אֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ בְּשָׁנָ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת פֶּן־תִּהְיֶ֤ה הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה וְרַבָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יךָ חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃

LXX-Br

Οὐκ ἐκβαλῶ αὐτοὺς ἐν ἐνιαυτῷ ἑνὶ, ἵνα μὴ γένηται ἡ γῆ ἔρημος, καὶ πολλὰ γένηται ἐπὶ σὲ τὰ θηρία τῆς γῆς.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Deuteronomy 7:22The 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 3:1–4These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan, if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known…
• Joshua 17:12–13But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land. However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but…
• Joshua 15:63But 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 16:10But 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.

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