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These seven nations are greater and more numerous than you. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> “When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and mightier than you, <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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— <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/7.htm">King James Bible</a> When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/7.htm">New King James Version</a> “When the LORD your God brings you into the land which you go to possess, and has cast out many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than you, <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “When the LORD your God brings you into the land where you are entering to take possession of it, and He drives away many nations from before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than you, <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220When the LORD your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger than you, <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “When the LORD your God shall bring you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and shall clear away many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger than you, <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “When Yahweh your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and He clears away many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and stronger than you, <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “When the LORD your God brings you into the land which you are entering to possess, and has cleared away many nations before you, the Hittite and the Girgashite and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, seven nations greater and mightier than you, <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, and he drives out many nations before you—the Hethites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you — <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, and He drives out many nations before you—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you— <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> When Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and shall cast out many nations before thee, the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> People of Israel, the LORD your God will help you take the land of the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. These seven nations have more people and are stronger than Israel, but when you attack them, <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and shall cast out many nations before thee, the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD your God will bring you to the land you're about to enter and take possession of. He will force many nations out of your way: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites-seven nations larger and more powerful than you. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> "The LORD your God will bring you into the land that you are going to occupy, and he will drive many nations out of it. As you advance, he will drive out seven nations larger and more powerful than you: the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> "When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, he will drive out many nations before you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations who are more numerous and stronger than you. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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? <a href="/net/deuteronomy/7.htm">NET Bible</a> When the LORD your God brings you to the land that you are going to occupy and forces out many nations before you--Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you-- <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When the LORD your God shall bring you into the land where you go to possess it, and shall cast out many nations before you, the Hethite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations greater and mightier than you; <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perrizites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; <a href="/web/deuteronomy/7.htm">World English Bible</a> When Yahweh your God brings you into the land where you go to possess it, and casts out many nations before you—the Hittite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite—seven nations greater and mightier than you; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “When your God YHWH brings you into the land to where you are going in to possess it, and He has cast out many nations from your presence, the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations more numerous and mighty than you, <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'When Jehovah thy God doth bring thee in unto the land whither thou art going in to possess it, and He hath cast out many nations from thy presence, the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations more numerous and mighty than thou, <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> When Jehovah thy God shall bring thee to the, land where thou goest there to possess it, and he cast out many nations from before thee, the Hittite and the Girgashite and the Amorite and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite and the Jebusite, seven nations many and strong above thee;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> When the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land, which thou art going in to possess, and shall have destroyed many nations before thee, the Hethite, and the Gergezite, and the Amorrhite, and the Chanaanite, and the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite, seven nations much more numerous than thou art, and stronger than thou: <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “When the Lord your God will have led you to the land, which you will enter so as to possess it, and when he will have destroyed many nations before you, the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations much more numerous than you, and more robust than you, <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/7.htm">New American Bible</a> When the LORD, your God, brings you into the land which you are about to enter to possess, and removes many nations before you—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you— <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are about to enter and occupy, and he clears away many nations before you—the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations mightier and more numerous than you—<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> WHEN the LORD your God shall bring you into the land which you are entering to possess, and has destroyed many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgasites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than yourselves; <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> "And whenever LORD JEHOVAH your God will bring you into the land that you enter there to possess it, and he will destroy the many nations from before you, the Hittites, and Gergusites, and Amorites, and Canaanites, and Perezites, and Khivites, and Yebusites, seven nations more numerous and mightier than you;<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and shall cast out many nations before thee, the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And when the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land, into which thou goest to possess it, and shall remove great nations from before thee, the Chettite, and Gergesite, and Amorite, and Chananite, and Pherezite, and Evite, and Jebusite, seven nations more numerous and stronger than you, <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2169" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Casting out the Nations</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">When</a> <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/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yə·ḇî·’ă·ḵā (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">brings</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">you into</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḇā- (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">are entering</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lə·riš·tāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">to possess,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5394.htm" title="5394: wə·nā·šal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To slip or drop off, draw off, clear away. A primitive root; to pluck off, i.e. Divest, eject or drop.">and He drives out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pā·ne·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- 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/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">many</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/2850.htm" title="2850: ha·ḥit·tî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Heth. Patronymically from Cheth; a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth.">the Hittites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1622.htm" title="1622: wə·hag·gir·gā·šî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A native tribe of Canaan. Patrial from an unused name; a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan.">Girgashites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/567.htm" title="567: wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps mountain dwellers, a Canaanite tribe. ">Amorites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3669.htm" title="3669: wə·hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan. Patrial from Kna'an; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar.">Canaanites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6522.htm" title="6522: wə·hap·pə·riz·zî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A people in the land of Canaan. For praziy; inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes.">Perizzites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2340.htm" title="2340: wə·ha·ḥiw·wî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps from chavvah; a villager; a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine.">Hivites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2983.htm" title="2983: wə·hay·ḇū·sî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Jebus. Patrial from Ybuwc; a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus.">and Jebusites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·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/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">larger</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 stronger</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·me·kā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">than you—</a> 2and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joshua/3-10.htm">Joshua 3:10</a> He 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. <a href="/exodus/23-23.htm">Exodus 23:23</a> For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will annihilate them. <a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Exodus 34:11</a> Observe what I command you this day. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. <a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a> Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. <a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a> You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. <a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Psalm 78:55</a> He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents. <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a> And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a> On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— / the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, / Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, ... <a href="/numbers/33-51.htm">Numbers 33:51-53</a> “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, / you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places. / You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. <a href="/joshua/24-11.htm">Joshua 24:11</a> After this, you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I delivered them into your hand. <a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a> As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1-2</a> After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. / Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!” <a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Psalm 44:2-3</a> 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. <a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a> And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Deuteronomy 20:17</a> For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>When the LORD your God shall bring you into the land where you go to possess it, and has cast out many nations before you, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than you;the Lord<a href="/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38</a> 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.<a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1,10,19,23</a> Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: … <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Deuteronomy 9:1,4</a> Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven, … <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: … <a href="/exodus/23-28.htm">Exodus 23:28</a> And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.<a href="/exodus/33-2.htm">Exodus 33:2</a> And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:greater<a href="/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38</a> 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.<a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Deuteronomy 4:1-3</a> Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you… <a href="/deuteronomy/20-1.htm">Deuteronomy 20:1</a> When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-47.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-47.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/numbers/21-3.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-19.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/numbers/13-29.htm">Hittite</a> <a href="/numbers/13-29.htm">Hittites</a> <a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Hivite</a> <a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Hivites</a> <a href="/numbers/13-29.htm">Jebusite</a> <a href="/numbers/13-29.htm">Jebusites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Mightier</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Perizzite</a> <a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Perizzites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-18.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/numbers/31-52.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Hittite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Hittites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Hivite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Hivites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Jebusite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Jebusites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Mightier</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Perizzite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-17.htm">Perizzites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-1.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-1.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 7</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">All communion with the nations is forbidden</a> 5. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">for fear of idolatry,</a> 6. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">for the holiness of the people,</a> 9. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">for the nature of God in his mercy and justice,</a> 17. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">and for the assuredness of victory which God will give over them.</a> </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 land refers to Canaan, promised to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). The entry into the land signifies a new chapter for Israel, transitioning from a nomadic life to settling in a land of their own. This act of God bringing them into the land underscores His role as the divine leader and provider, fulfilling the covenant made with the patriarchs.and He drives out before you many nations The driving out of nations is a divine act, indicating that the conquest of Canaan is not merely a military campaign but a fulfillment of divine justice and promise. This reflects God's judgment on the Canaanite nations for their iniquity (<a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a>) and His commitment to establishing Israel as a holy nation. The emphasis on God as the one who drives out these nations highlights the Israelites' dependence on divine power rather than their own strength.the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites These seven nations represent the inhabitants of Canaan, each with distinct cultures and practices often contrary to the worship of Yahweh. Archaeological findings have provided insights into these groups, revealing advanced societies with fortified cities. The mention of these specific nations serves as a historical record and a reminder of the spiritual and physical challenges Israel would face. The number seven often symbolizes completeness in the Bible, indicating the totality of the opposition Israel would encounter.seven nations larger and stronger than you This phrase highlights the formidable nature of the task ahead for the Israelites, emphasizing their reliance on God's power rather than their own capabilities. The description of these nations as larger and stronger serves to magnify the miraculous nature of Israel's eventual conquest. It also serves as a test of faith, challenging the Israelites to trust in God's promises despite overwhelming odds. This theme of divine strength in the face of human weakness is echoed throughout Scripture, notably in the story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17) and in the New Testament teaching that God's power is made perfect in weakness (<a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises to deliver the land to His people. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, led by Moses, preparing to enter the Promised Land. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_seven_nations.htm">The Seven Nations</a> Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—nations inhabiting Canaan, described as larger and stronger than Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, delivering God's commands and promises to the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a> God is faithful to His promises, as seen in His commitment to give Israel the land He promised to their forefathers. <a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a> Despite the strength and size of the nations, Israel's victory depends on God's power, not their own might. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> Just as Israel faced physical enemies, Christians face spiritual battles and must rely on God's strength. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a> Israel is called to trust and obey God's commands as they enter the land, a principle applicable to believers today. <a href="/topical/s/separation_from_sin.htm">Separation from Sin</a> The command to drive out the nations reflects the need for believers to separate from sin and worldly influences.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 7</a> <a href="/q/does_the_bible_condone_faith_violence.htm">What is the Bible's stance on faith-based violence?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_view_jihad.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on jihad?</a> <a href="/q/is_the_old_testament_god_cruel.htm">Isn’t the God of the Old Testament cruel and genocidal?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_fighting.htm">What is the Bible's stance on fighting?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>VII.(1) When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land. . . .--The former chapter applies the Decalogue to the love of Jehovah and of His word, and to faith in Him as the God of Israel; and thus it may be regarded as an expansion of the first commandment. The exhortation in this chapter concerns the treatment of idolaters in the conquest of Canaan, and the avoidance of all such intercourse or union with them as might tend to turn Israel from Jehovah. Obviously, this may be connected both with the first and with the second commandment.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - (Cf. <a href="/genesis/15-19.htm">Genesis 15:19-21</a>.) Of the ten nations named by God in his promise to Abraham, only six are mentioned here, those omitted being the Kenites, the Kennizites, the Kadmonites, and the Rephaim. The Rephaim were by this time extinct as a tribe, Og, "the last of the Rephaim," having been conquered, and he and his people destroyed by the Israelites. The three other tribes lay probably beyond the confines of Canaan, in that region promised to Abraham, but which was not included in the territory conquered by the people under Joshua. This may account for their not being mentioned here. One nation, the Hivites, appears here which is not in the enumeration in Genesis. This name seems to have been borne by more tribes than one, or by a tribe existing in divisions widely scattered, for we find the Hivite in the center of Palestine (<a href="/genesis/34-2.htm">Genesis 34:2</a>), in the Shephelah (<a href="/joshua/9-7.htm">Joshua 9:7</a>; <a href="/joshua/11-19.htm">Joshua 11:19</a>), in the laud of Mizpeh under Hermon (<a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Joshua 11:3</a>), "in Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon to the entering in of Hamath" (<a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Judges 3:3</a>), and among tribes in the north of Canaan (<a href="/genesis/10-17.htm">Genesis 10:17</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/1-15.htm">1 Chronicles 1:15</a>). Their principal settlement was probably in that part of the country where the Antilibanus range terminates in Mount Hermon. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative brings יְבִֽיאֲךָ֙ (yə·ḇî·’ă·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go you into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the land הָאָ֕רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land you אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are entering בָא־ (ḇā-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to possess, לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ (lə·riš·tāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin and He drives out וְנָשַׁ֣ל (wə·nā·šal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5394.htm">Strong's 5394: </a> To slip or drop off, draw off, clear away before מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ (mim·me·kā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of you מִפָּנֶ֡יךָ (mip·pā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face many רַבִּ֣ים ׀ (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great nations— גּֽוֹיִם־ (gō·w·yim-) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts the Hittites, הַֽחִתִּי֩ (ha·ḥit·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2850.htm">Strong's 2850: </a> Hittite -- a Chittite Girgashites, וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֨י (wə·hag·gir·gā·šî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1622.htm">Strong's 1622: </a> Girgashite -- a native tribe of Canaan Amorites, וְהָאֱמֹרִ֜י (wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_567.htm">Strong's 567: </a> Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe Canaanites, וְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣י (wə·hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3669.htm">Strong's 3669: </a> Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan Perizzites, וְהַפְּרִזִּ֗י (wə·hap·pə·riz·zî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6522.htm">Strong's 6522: </a> Perizzite -- a people in the land of Canaan Hivites וְהַֽחִוִּי֙ (wə·ha·ḥiw·wî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2340.htm">Strong's 2340: </a> Hivite -- a Chivvite and Jebusites, וְהַיְבוּסִ֔י (wə·hay·ḇū·sî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> Jebusite -- inhabitant of Jebus seven שִׁבְעָ֣ה (šiḇ·‘āh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number nations גוֹיִ֔ם (ḡō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts larger רַבִּ֥ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great and stronger [than you]— וַעֲצוּמִ֖ים (wa·‘ă·ṣū·mîm) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6099.htm">Strong's 6099: </a> Powerful, numerous <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 7:1 When Yahweh your God shall bring you (Deut. 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