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He will drive them out before you, and you will take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This land will be yours, for the LORD your God will himself drive out all the people living there now. You will take possession of their land, just as the LORD your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD your God will push them back before you and drive them out of your sight. And you shall possess their land, just as the LORD your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD your God will push them out of your way and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the LORD your God will expel them from before you and drive them out of your sight. So you shall possess their land, as the LORD your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD your God, He will thrust them away from you and drive them from you; and you will take possession of their land, just as the LORD your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD your God, He will thrust them out from before you and drive them from before you; and you will possess their land, just as the LORD your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And the LORD your God, He shall thrust them out from before you and drive them from before you; and you shall possess their land, just as the LORD your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh your God, He will thrust them out from before you and dispossess them before you; and you will possess their land, just as Yahweh your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD your God will push them away from before you and drive them out of your sight and you will take possession of their land, just as the LORD your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD your God will force them back on your account and drive them out before you so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD your God will force them back on your account and drive them out before you so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah your God, he will thrust them out from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as Jehovah your God spake unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD your God, he shall thrust them out from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God spake unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD your God will expel them right in front of your eyes and force them out of your way. You will take their land as the LORD your God told you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD your God will make them retreat from you, and he will drive them away as you advance. You shall have their land, as the LORD your God has promised you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD your God will expel them in front of you, driving them out of your sight. You will take possession of this land, just as the LORD your God promised you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD your God will push them out of your way and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD your God will drive them out from before you and remove them, so you can occupy their land as the LORD your God promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD your God will himself thrust them out from before you, and drive them out of your sight, and he will send wild animals against them until he utterly destroys them and their kings from before you; and you will inherit their land, as the LORD your God spoke to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh your God will thrust them out from before you, and drive them from out of your sight. You shall possess their land, as Yahweh your God spoke to you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As for your God YHWH, He thrusts them from your presence, and has dispossessed them from before you, and you have possessed their land, as your God YHWH has spoken to you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'As to Jehovah your God, He doth thrust them from your presence, and hath dispossessed them from before you, and ye have possessed their land, as Jehovah your God hath spoken to you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah your God he shall thrust them away from your face and drive them out from before you; and ye possessed their land, as Jehovah your God spake to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord your God will destroy them, and take them away from before your face, and you shall possess the land as he hath promised you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />the Lord your God will destroy them, and he will take them away before your face, and you shall possess the land, just as he has promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD, your God, will drive them out and dispossess them at your approach, so that you will take possession of their land as the LORD, your God, promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD your God will push them back before you, and drive them out of your sight; and you shall possess their land, as the LORD your God promised you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD your God will defeat them, and destroy them from before you; and you shall possess their land, as the LORD your God has promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH your God shall break them, and he shall destroy them from before you and you shall inherit their land, as LORD JEHOVAH your God said to you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD your God, He shall thrust them out from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God spoke unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord our God, he shall destroy them before us, until they utterly perish; and he shall send against them the wild beasts, until he shall have utterly destroyed them and their kings from before you; and ye shall inherit their land, as the Lord our God said to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/23-5.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=6088" 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">4</span>See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: 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·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1920.htm" title="1920: yeh·do·p̄êm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To thrust, drive, push. A prim root; to push away or down.">will push them</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.">out of your way</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: wə·hō·w·rîš (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">and drive them out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">before you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mil·lip̄·nê·ḵem (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: wî·riš·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">so that you can take possession of</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.">their land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</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·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">promised</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.…<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/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</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— / and 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-3.htm">Deuteronomy 31:3-5</a></span><br />The LORD your God Himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will dispossess them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said. / And the LORD will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, when He destroyed them along with their land. / The LORD will deliver them over to you, and you must do to them exactly as I have commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30-31</a></span><br />Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land. / And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-53.htm">Numbers 33:53-54</a></span><br />You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. / And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-3.htm">Deuteronomy 9:3</a></span><br />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="/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="/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="/2_samuel/7-10.htm">2 Samuel 7:10</a></span><br />And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning<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="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8</a></span><br />For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.<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="/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="/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">And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and you shall possess their land, as the LORD your God has promised to you.</p><p class="hdg">he shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12,13</a></b></br> Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, <i>even</i> these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/13-6.htm">Joshua 13:6</a></b></br> All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, <i>and</i> all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30,31</a></b></br> By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land… </p><p class="hdg">as the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/33-52.htm">Numbers 33:52,53</a></b></br> Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/17-13.htm">Dispossess</a> <a href="/joshua/17-13.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/joshua/17-18.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/joshua/17-13.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/joshua/17-13.htm">Expel</a> <a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/joshua/22-9.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/joshua/22-19.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/joshua/21-44.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/joshua/22-4.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-17.htm">Push</a> <a href="/joshua/22-30.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-27.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/joshua/21-44.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Dispossess</a> <a href="/joshua/23-9.htm">Dispossessed</a> <a href="/joshua/23-13.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/joshua/24-12.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Expel</a> <a href="/joshua/24-4.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/joshua/24-8.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/joshua/24-8.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/joshua/23-9.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/joshua/23-10.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/judges/20-37.htm">Push</a> <a href="/joshua/23-13.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/judges/3-21.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/joshua/23-9.htm">Way</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 are reminded that it is not by their own strength but by God's intervention that their enemies will be removed. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God fighting for His people, as seen in <a href="/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14</a>, where God promises to fight for Israel. The phrase also underscores God's sovereignty and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises, as He had previously assured Abraham in <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>.<p><b>and drive them out before you</b><br>Here, the focus is on the active role of God in ensuring the removal of the Canaanite nations. This action is both a fulfillment of divine justice against the iniquity of these nations (<a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a>) and a demonstration of God's covenant faithfulness to Israel. The driving out of the nations is a recurring theme in Deuteronomy, where God promises to go before Israel and clear the land (<a href="/deuteronomy/9-3.htm">Deuteronomy 9:3</a>). This also prefigures the ultimate victory over sin and evil through Christ, who conquers spiritual enemies on behalf of believers.<p><b>so that you can take possession of their land</b><br>This phrase highlights the purpose of God's actions: to enable Israel to inherit the land promised to their forefathers. The land is a central element of the Abrahamic covenant (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>), symbolizing God's blessing and provision. The concept of taking possession is not merely physical but also spiritual, as it involves living according to God's laws and maintaining covenant faithfulness. This foreshadows the New Testament promise of believers inheriting the kingdom of God (<a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Matthew 5:5</a>).<p><b>as the LORD your God promised you</b><br>The concluding phrase reaffirms the reliability of God's promises. It connects back to the covenantal assurances given to the patriarchs, particularly Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This promise is a testament to God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His word (<a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a>). The fulfillment of this promise in Joshua's time serves as a type of the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises in Christ, who secures an eternal inheritance for His people (<a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</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 is delivering his farewell address to the Israelites, reminding them of God's promises and their responsibilities.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who has promised to drive out the nations before Israel and give them the land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>The various Canaanite tribes and peoples inhabiting the Promised Land, whom God has promised to drive out before Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The 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/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are called to take possession of the land promised to them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>God is faithful to fulfill His promises, as seen in His commitment to drive out the nations before Israel. Believers can trust in God's promises today, knowing He is unchanging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_initiative_and_human_responsibility.htm">Divine Initiative and Human Responsibility</a></b><br>While God promises to drive out the nations, Israel is called to take possession of the land. This balance of divine initiative and human responsibility is a model for Christian living, where believers rely on God's power while actively pursuing His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Joshua's reminder to Israel underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands. For Christians, obedience is a response to God's grace and a pathway to experiencing His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare_and_victory.htm">Spiritual Warfare and Victory</a></b><br>The physical battles Israel faced are a type of the spiritual battles Christians encounter. Victory comes through reliance on God's strength and adherence to His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_rest.htm">Inheritance and Rest</a></b><br>The Promised Land symbolizes the inheritance and rest believers have in Christ. Christians are called to live in the reality of this spiritual inheritance, experiencing peace and rest in Him.<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/how_does_josh._23_5_align_with_later_battles.htm">How does Joshua 23:5’s promise of complete conquest align with later biblical texts showing ongoing battles and incomplete occupation of Canaan? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_good_works,_salvation.htm">What does the Bible say about good works and salvation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_unguided_armies_win_if_god_grants_victory.htm">Proverbs 21:31: If ultimate victory comes from God rather than human effort, why does history record victories by armies and leaders who seem to have no divine guidance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_'boundary_moves'_in_hosea_5_10_recorded.htm">Hosea 5:10 - Do the described 'boundary moves' have any verifiable record in ancient Israel's land division or tribal borders?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord your God, he shall expel them.</span> Or, <span class="accented">Jehovah your God, He shall thrust them out.</span> Joshua here uses the unusual word found in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-19.htm">Deuteronomy 6:19</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4</a>, another instance of quotation from Deuteronomy. The word occurs in the sense of <span class="accented">thrust</span> in <a href="/numbers/35-20.htm">Numbers 35:20, 22</a>. <span class="cmt_word">From out of your sight.</span> Rather, <span class="accented">from before you.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/23-5.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">וַיהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will push them</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶהְדֳּפֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(yeh·do·p̄êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1920.htm">Strong's 1920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To thrust, drive, push</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of your way</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 drive them out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוֹרִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·w·rîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - 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">before you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that you can take possession of</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽירִשְׁתֶּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wî·riš·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<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">their land,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצָ֔ם</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">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</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">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">promised you.</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/23-5.htm">Joshua 23:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/23-5.htm">Joshua 23:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/23-5.htm">Joshua 23:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/23-5.htm">Joshua 23:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/23-5.htm">Joshua 23:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/23-5.htm">Joshua 23:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/23-5.htm">Joshua 23:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/23-5.htm">Joshua 23:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/23-5.htm">Joshua 23:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/23-5.htm">Joshua 23:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/23-5.htm">OT History: Joshua 23:5 Yahweh your God will thrust them out (Josh. 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