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greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is this day,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou <i>art</i>, to bring thee in, to give thee their land <i>for</i> an inheritance, as <i>it is</i> this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />driving out from before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land <i>as</i> an inheritance, as <i>it is</i> this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />driving out from before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in <i>and</i> to give you their land as an inheritance, as <i>it is</i> today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />driving out from before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in and to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />driving out from before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in <i>and</i> to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />dispossessing before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in <i>and</i> to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />dispossessing <i>and</i> driving out from before you nations, [nations that were] greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land as an inheritance, as it is this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to drive out before you nations greater and stronger than you and to bring you in and give you their land as an inheritance, as is now taking place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to drive out before you nations greater and stronger than you and to bring you in and give you their land as an inheritance, as is now taking place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />to drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now you face other nations more powerful than you are, but the LORD has already started forcing them out of their land and giving it to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />to drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He forced nations greater and stronger than you out of your way to bring you into their land and give it to you. This land is your own possession today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As you advanced, he drove out nations greater and more powerful than you, so that he might bring you in and give you their land, the land which still belongs to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />in order to drive out nations that are stronger and more powerful than you, to bring you into this land, and to give you their land as an inheritance, as it is today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />to dispossess nations greater and stronger than you and brought you here this day to give you their land as your property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />to drive out nations from before you greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to drive out nations from before you greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is today. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />to dispossess nations greater and stronger than you from your presence, to bring you in to give their land to you [for] an inheritance, as [at] this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> to dispossess nations greater and stronger than thou, from thy presence, to bring thee in to give to thee their land -- an inheritance, as at this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To drive out nations great and strong above thee, from thy face, to bring thee in to give to thee their land an inheritance as this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To destroy at thy coming very great nations, and stronger than thou art, and to bring thee in, and give thee their land for a possession, as thou seest at this present day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so as to wipe away, upon your arrival, nations, very great and stronger than you, and so as to lead you in, and to present to you their land as a possession, just as you discern in the present day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />dispossessing before you nations greater and mightier than you, so as to bring you in and to give their land to you as a heritage, as it is today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />driving out before you nations greater and mightier than yourselves, to bring you in, giving you their land for a possession, as it is still today.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To destroy nations from before you, who are greater and mightier than you are, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To destroy before you greater and mightier nations than you, that He would bring you in and would give you their land as an inheritance like today.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />to drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />to destroy nations great and stronger than thou before thy face, to bring thee in, to give thee their land to inherit, as thou hast it this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/4-38.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/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=1500" 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/deuteronomy/4.htm">The LORD Alone is God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">37</span>Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power, <span class="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lə·hō·w·rîš (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">to drive out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·mə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">before you</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."></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/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·lîm (Adj-mp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">greater</a> <a href="/hebrew/6099.htm" title="6099: wa·‘ă·ṣu·mîm (Conj-w:: Adj-mp) -- Mighty, numerous. Or matsum; passive participle of atsam; powerful; by implication, numerous.">and mightier than you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: la·hă·ḇî·’ă·ḵā (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and to bring you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">into their land</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯeṯ- (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and give it to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">for your</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lāh (N-fs) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">inheritance,</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.">as it is this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: kay·yō·wm (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> </span><span class="reftext">39</span>Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.…<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="/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9</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="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-28.htm">Exodus 23:28-30</a></span><br />I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way. / 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. / Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Numbers 33:52-53</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-18.htm">Joshua 24:18</a></span><br />And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because He is our God!”<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="/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="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Psalm 78:55</a></span><br />He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/3-10.htm">Joshua 3:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-21.htm">Judges 2:21-23</a></span><br />I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. / In this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did.” / That is why the LORD had left those nations in place and had not driven them out immediately by delivering them into the hand of Joshua.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-26.htm">1 Kings 21:26</a></span><br />He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-8.htm">2 Kings 17:8</a></span><br />and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Exodus 34:11</a></span><br />Observe what I command you this day. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.<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—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To drive out nations from before you greater and mightier than you are, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.</p><p class="hdg">drive</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1</a></b></br> 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;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Deuteronomy 9:1-5</a></b></br> Hear, O Israel: Thou <i>art</i> to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven, … </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">as</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-31.htm">Deuteronomy 2:31-37</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-1.htm">Deuteronomy 3:1-16</a></b></br> Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Deuteronomy 8:18</a></b></br> But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for <i>it is</i> he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as <i>it is</i> this day.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/2-22.htm">Dispossess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-44.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-22.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-21.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/numbers/14-12.htm">Mightier</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-37.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/numbers/14-12.htm">Stronger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-26.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-25.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Dispossess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-19.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-19.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-47.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Mightier</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-5.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Stronger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-39.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-8.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">An exhortation to obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Moses appoints the three cities of refuge on that side of Jordan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Recapitulation</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 nations referred to are the Canaanite tribes, known for their strength and fortified cities (<a href="/deuteronomy/7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1</a>). Historically, these nations were advanced in military and culture, making Israel's conquest seem impossible without divine intervention. This act of driving out the nations is a fulfillment of God's covenant with Abraham (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>). It also serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the importance of relying on His strength rather than human might (<a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6</a>).<p><b>and to bring you into their land</b><br>The land of Canaan was a central element of God's promise to the patriarchs (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). This phrase underscores the transition from wandering in the wilderness to settling in a land flowing with milk and honey (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). Theologically, it represents a shift from a nomadic existence to a settled life under God's law. The land is not just a physical territory but a place where Israel would live out its covenant relationship with God, serving as a light to the nations (<a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6</a>).<p><b>and give it to you for your inheritance</b><br>Inheritance in biblical terms often signifies a gift from God, not earned by human effort but granted by divine grace. The land of Canaan is described as an inheritance, emphasizing that it is a gift from God to His chosen people (<a href="/psalms/105-11.htm">Psalm 105:11</a>). This concept of inheritance is later expanded in the New Testament, where believers are described as heirs with Christ (<a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a>), pointing to a spiritual inheritance in the Kingdom of God.<p><b>as it is this day</b><br>This phrase serves as a confirmation of the fulfillment of God's promises. It indicates the present reality of Israel's possession of the land, a tangible proof of God's faithfulness. Historically, this would have been a powerful affirmation for the Israelites, who had witnessed God's miraculous acts from Egypt to Canaan. It also serves as a reminder of the ongoing need for obedience and faithfulness to maintain the blessings of the covenant (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is delivering God's message to the people. He is reminding them of God's promises and actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being prepared to enter the Promised Land after their exodus from Egypt and years of wandering in the desert.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations_greater_and_mightier.htm">Nations Greater and Mightier</a></b><br>Refers to the Canaanite nations that inhabited the Promised Land, which were more powerful and established than the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants as an inheritance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>The land that God is giving to the Israelites, fulfilling His covenant promise to their forefathers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all nations and fulfills His promises despite human limitations.<br><br>Trust in God's faithfulness to His word, even when circumstances seem overwhelming.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_inheritance.htm">Divine Inheritance</a></b><br>The concept of inheritance is central to God's relationship with His people, both physically and spiritually.<br><br>Reflect on the spiritual inheritance we have in Christ and how it shapes our identity and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_obstacles.htm">Overcoming Obstacles</a></b><br>God equips and empowers His people to overcome challenges that seem insurmountable.<br><br>Consider the "nations" or obstacles in your life that God is calling you to face with His strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The relationship between God and Israel is based on a covenant, which requires faithfulness and obedience.<br><br>Reflect on the New Covenant in Christ and our call to live in obedience and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_reflection_and_gratitude.htm">Historical Reflection and Gratitude</a></b><br>Remembering God's past actions builds faith for the present and future.<br><br>Cultivate a heart of gratitude for God's past deliverances and current blessings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_an_heir_in_the_bible.htm">What does being an heir mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'seize_the_day'_truly_mean.htm">What happened at Baal of Peor in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_offer_peace_then_show_no_mercy.htm">How can God's people be told to offer terms of peace in one situation but show no mercy in another (Deuteronomy 20:10-18)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_deut._15_11_contradict_no-poor_claim.htm">Deuteronomy 15:11 acknowledges the perpetual presence of poverty--does this contradict the earlier statement that there would be no poor?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 38.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As it is this day</span>; as this day has shown, or as it has come to pass this day, in the overthrow, namely, of Sihon and Og. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/4-38.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">to drive out</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהוֹרִ֗ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hō·w·rîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<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">before you</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nations</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹיִ֛ם</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">greater</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדֹלִ֧ים</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 mightier [than you],</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲצֻמִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ṣu·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">and to bring you</span><br /><span class="heb">לַהֲבִֽיאֲךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(la·hă·ḇî·’ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into their land</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and give it</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽתֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ṯeṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as your</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֧</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">inheritance,</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as it is today.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(kay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Deuteronomy 4:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 4:38 To drive out nations from before you (Deut. 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