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And as for you, no man has been able to stand before you to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but <i>as for</i> you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the LORD has driven out from before you great and strong nations; but <i>as for</i> you, no one has been able to stand against you to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD has driven out great and mighty nations from before you; and as for you, no one has stood against you to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For the LORD has driven out great and strong nations from before you; and as for you, no man has stood before you to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For the LORD has driven out great and strong nations from before you; and as for you, no man has stood before you to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For Yahweh has dispossessed great and mighty nations from before you; and as for you, no man has stood before you to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD has driven out great and mighty nations from before you; and as for you, no man has been able to stand [in opposition] before you to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and no one is able to stand against you to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and no one is able to stand against you to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For Jehovah hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath stood before you unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you attacked powerful nations, the LORD made them run away, and no one has ever been able to stand up to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath stood before you unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has forced important and powerful nations out of your way. Not one person has ever been able to stand up to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has driven great and powerful nations out as you advanced, and no one has ever been able to stand against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because the LORD has expelled great and strong nations ahead of you. Now as for you, not a single man has been able to oppose you right to this day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"The LORD drove out from before you great and mighty nations; no one has been able to resist you to this very day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD has driven great and strong nations out from before you. But as for you, no man has stood before you to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“For Yahweh has driven great and strong nations out from before you. But as for you, no man has stood before you to this day. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH is dispossessing great and mighty nations from before you; as for you, none has stood in your presence until this day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah is dispossessing from before you nations great and mighty; as for you, none hath stood in your presence till this day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will drive out from your face great nations and strong: and you, a man stood not before you even to this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And then the Lord God will take away before your eyes nations that are great and very strong, and no man shall be able to resist you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And then the Lord God will take away, in your sight, nations that are great and very robust, and no one will be able to withstand you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At your approach the LORD has dispossessed great and strong nations; not one has withstood you up to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the LORD has driven out before you great and strong nations; and as for you, no one has been able to withstand you to this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD has destroyed from before you great and strong nations; and no man has been able to stand against you to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH has destroyed from before you great and fortified nations, and a man has not stood against you until today<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />wherefore the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and mighty; but as for you, no man hath stood against you unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord shall destroy them before you, <i>even</i> great and strong nations; and no one has stood before us until this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/23-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=6131" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/23.htm">Joshua's Charge to Leaders</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: way·yō·w·reš (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">has driven out</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·lîm (Adj-mp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">great</a> <a href="/hebrew/6099.htm" title="6099: wa·‘ă·ṣū·mîm (Conj-w:: Adj-mp) -- Mighty, numerous. Or matsum; passive participle of atsam; powerful; by implication, numerous.">and powerful</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê·ḵem (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">and to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ā·maḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">can stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: bip̄·nê·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">against you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-23.htm">Deuteronomy 11:23</a></span><br />then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1</a></span><br />When 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—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-27.htm">Exodus 23:27</a></span><br />I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Deuteronomy 9:1-3</a></span><br />Hear, 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. / The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?” / But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Judges 2:18</a></span><br />Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-23.htm">2 Samuel 7:23</a></span><br />And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Psalm 44:2-3</a></span><br />With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out. / For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24</a></span><br />So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10-11</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. / Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-33.htm">Hebrews 11:33-34</a></span><br />who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a></span><br />But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm">2 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-11</a></span><br />Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the LORD has driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man has been able to stand before you to this day.</p><p class="hdg">For the Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/23-5.htm">Joshua 23:5</a></b></br> And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43,44</a></b></br> And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-23.htm">Deuteronomy 11:23</a></b></br> Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.</p><p class="hdg">no man</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/1-5.htm">Joshua 1:5,8,9</a></b></br> There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, <i>so</i> I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/15-14.htm">Joshua 15:14</a></b></br> And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/17-12.htm">Able</a> <a href="/joshua/23-5.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/joshua/13-12.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/joshua/22-22.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/joshua/23-7.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/joshua/17-18.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/joshua/23-5.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/joshua/20-6.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/joshua/21-44.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/joshua/23-6.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/joshua/23-5.htm">Way</a> <a href="/joshua/10-3.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/joshua/10-8.htm">Withstand</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/23-10.htm">Able</a> <a href="/judges/1-21.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/judges/11-23.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/judges/5-13.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-10.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/joshua/24-8.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/judges/3-19.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/joshua/23-14.htm">Way</a> <a href="/judges/2-3.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Withstand</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/23-1.htm">Joshua's exhortation before his death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/23-3.htm">by former benefits</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/23-5.htm">by promises</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/23-11.htm">and by threatenings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Israelites' victories over formidable nations such as the Amorites, Hittites, and Canaanites were not due to their own strength but were acts of God fulfilling His promises (<a href="/deuteronomy/7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</a>). This reflects the covenantal faithfulness of God, as He had promised Abraham that his descendants would inherit the land (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>). The phrase also underscores the theme of God as a warrior, a motif seen throughout the Old Testament (<a href="/exodus/15-3.htm">Exodus 15:3</a>). Archaeological evidence, such as the destruction layers found in cities like Jericho and Hazor, supports the biblical narrative of conquest during this period.<p><b>and to this day no one can stand against you</b><br>This statement emphasizes the ongoing protection and favor of God over Israel. Historically, this period marks the establishment of Israel as a dominant force in the region, with surrounding nations unable to defeat them. The phrase "to this day" suggests a continued state of divine favor and security, which is a recurring theme in the Deuteronomic history. It also serves as a reminder of the conditional nature of this protection, as later texts reveal that Israel's disobedience leads to their eventual downfall (<a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-15</a>). This phrase can be seen as a type of Christ, who provides ultimate victory and security for believers, as no spiritual force can stand against those who are in Him (<a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31-39</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>- The leader of Israel after Moses, who led the Israelites into the Promised Land and is delivering his farewell address in this chapter.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>- The covenant God of Israel, who has been faithful in fulfilling His promises to the Israelites by driving out their enemies.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>- The chosen people of God, who have been given the land of Canaan as their inheritance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>- The Promised Land, which the Israelites are in the process of fully possessing as God drives out the nations before them.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/great_and_powerful_nations.htm">Great and Powerful Nations</a></b><br>- The various Canaanite tribes and peoples who occupied the land before the Israelites and were known for their strength and fortifications.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Reflect on how God has been faithful in fulfilling His promises to Israel. Consider how this same faithfulness applies to His promises to us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_power_over_human_strength.htm">Divine Power Over Human Strength</a></b><br>Recognize that it is God's power, not human ability, that secures victory. Trust in His strength rather than our own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Understand the importance of maintaining a covenant relationship with God, as Israel's success was tied to their obedience and faithfulness to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Apply the concept of God driving out enemies to our spiritual battles, trusting that He will help us overcome sin and temptation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>Consider how Joshua's leadership and faithfulness set an example for future generations. Reflect on the legacy of faith we are building for those who come after us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_swift_israelite_conquests.htm">In Joshua 23:9, what archaeological evidence supports or contradicts the claim that large nations were driven out swiftly by the Israelites? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_of_the_general_epistles.htm">How do you cut Rahab into pieces?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_106_align_with_full_conquest.htm">Psalm 106:34-35 suggests Israel did not fully conquer or destroy surrounding nations--how does this align with biblical passages that claim they subdued the land completely?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_ruth_accepted_despite_nehemiah_13.htm">How can we reconcile Nehemiah 13:1-3 banning Ammonites and Moabites from the assembly with earlier passages showing Ruth, a Moabite, fully accepted among God's people?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">No man hath been able to stand before you.</span>--Comp. <a href="/joshua/1-5.htm" title="There shall not any man be able to stand before you all the days of your life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you: I will not fail you, nor forsake you.">Joshua 1:5</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For the Lord your God hath driven out.</span> So the Masora and the LXX. The Vulgate and the margin of our version translate by the future. So Luther also. The next verse is undeniably future. An appeal to their experience, which did not fail (see <a href="/joshua/24-31.htm">Joshua 24:31</a>) to be effective as long as the memory of these things was fresh in their minds. So in the Prayer Book of the Church of England we find the appeal, "O God, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared unto us, the noble works that thou didst in their days, and in the old time before them." And the passage (<a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">Psalm 44:1-3</a>), from which the idea of this petition is taken, is an allusion to this speech of Joshua. And we often, in times of faintheartedness or sloth, need to be thus reminded of the moral and spiritual victories of the true Israel, under the true Joshua the Saviour, over the enemies with whom we are forbidden to make a compromise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/23-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has driven out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּ֤וֹרֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·reš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">great</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדֹלִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏō·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and powerful</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲצוּמִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ṣū·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6099.htm">Strong's 6099: </a> </span><span class="str2">Powerful, numerous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nations</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹיִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before you,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can stand</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֤מַד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·maḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against you.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּפְנֵיכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bip̄·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/23-9.htm">OT History: Joshua 23:9 For Yahweh has driven great and strong (Josh. 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