Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

The Lord your God will send out the nations before you little by little; they are not to be rooted out quickly, for fear that the beasts of the field may be increased overmuch against you.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to put an end to them quickly, for the wild beasts would grow too numerous for you.

King James Version

And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

Holman Bible

The Lord your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be able to destroy them all at once; otherwise, the wild animals will become too numerous for you.

International Standard Version

He slowly will dislodge these nations before you, but he won't destroy them quickly, so the wild animals won't multiply around you.

A Conservative Version

And LORD thy God will cast out those nations before thee little by little. Thou may not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah thy God will cast out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

Amplified

The Lord your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to put an end to them quickly, for [if you did] the wild animals would become too numerous for you.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah thy God will cast out those nations from before thee by little and little; thou shalt not be able to make an end of them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah thy God cast out. these nations from thy face, little, little; thou shalt not be able to finish them quickly lest the beast of the field shall multiply upon thee.

King James 2000

And the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you little by little: you may not consume them at once, lest the wild animals of the field become too numerous for you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Yahweh your God will clear away these nations {from before you} little by little; you will not be able to finish them off quickly, {lest} the {wild animals} {multiply} {against you}.

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah your God will put out those nations before you by little and little. You may not destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD thy God will put out these nations before thee a little and a little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

NET Bible

He, the God who leads you, will expel the nations little by little. You will not be allowed to destroy them all at once lest the wild animals overrun you.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD your God will cast out those nations before you by little and little: you may not consume them at once, lest the animals of the field increase on you.

The Emphasized Bible

So will Yahweh thy God, clear away these nations from before thee little by little, - thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the wild beast of the field should multiply ever thee.

Webster

And the LORD thy God will drive out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

World English Bible

Yahweh your God will cast out those nations before you by little and little: you may not consume them at once, lest the animals of the field increase on you.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah thy God hath cast out these nations from thy presence little by little, (thou art not able to consume them hastily, lest the beast of the field multiply against thee),

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord

Usage: 0

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

will put out
נשׁל 
Nashal 
Usage: 7

אל 
'el 
Usage: 9

גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

מעט מעט 
M@`at 
Usage: 101

and little
מעט מעט 
M@`at 
Usage: 101

thou mayest
יכול יכל 
Yakol 
Usage: 194

them at once
מהר 
Maher 
Usage: 14

lest the beasts
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

of the field
שׂדי שׂדה 
Sadeh 
Usage: 333

References

Context Readings

Detailed Stipulations

21 Have no fear of them: for the Lord your God is with you, a great God greatly to be feared. 22 The Lord your God will send out the nations before you little by little; they are not to be rooted out quickly, for fear that the beasts of the field may be increased overmuch against you. 23 But the Lord your God will give them up into your hands, overpowering them till their destruction is complete.

Cross References

Exodus 23:29-30

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.

Joshua 15:63

And as for the Jebusites living in Jerusalem, the children of Judah were unable to make them go out; but the Jebusites are living with the children of Judah at Jerusalem, to this day.

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