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How can we drive them out?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Perhaps you will think to yourselves, ‘How can we ever conquer these nations that are so much more powerful than we are?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If you say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I. How can I dispossess them?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You may say in your heart, “These nations are greater than we are; how can we drive them out?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations <i>are</i> more than I; how can I dispossess them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“If you should say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?’—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If you say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If you should say in your heart, &#8216These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If you should say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“If you should say in your heart, ‘These nations are more numerous than I; how can I dispossess them?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If you say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I am; how can I dispossess them?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If you say to yourself, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I drive them out? ’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you say to yourself, &#8216These nations are greater than I; how can I drive them out?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If thou shalt say in thy heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You may be thinking, "How can we destroy these nations? They are more powerful than we are." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You may say to yourselves, "These nations outnumber us. How can we force them out?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Do not tell yourselves that these peoples outnumber you and that you cannot drive them out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You may say to yourselves, 'These nations are more numerous than we are. How can we dispossess them?' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You may say in your heart, ?These nations are greater than we are; how can we drive them out??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If you think, "These nations are more numerous than I--how can I dispossess them?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If you shall say in your heart, "These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If thou shalt say in thy heart, These nations are more than I, how can I dispossess them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If you shall say in your heart, “These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When you say in your heart, These nations [are] more numerous than I, how am I able to dispossess them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> When thou sayest in thine heart, These nations are more numerous than I, how am I able to dispossess them? -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />When thou shalt say in thy heart, The nations many more than I, how shall I be able to dispossess them?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If thou say in thy heart: These nations are more than I, how shall I be able to destroy them? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If you say in your heart, ‘These nations are more than I am, so how will I be able to destroy them?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If you say to yourselves, “These nations are more numerous than we. How can we dispossess them?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If you say to yourself, “These nations are more numerous than I; how can I dispossess them?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If you shall say in your heart, These nations are greater than I; how will I be able to destroy them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if you say in your heart: ‘These nations are more numerous than I; how can I destroy them?’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If thou shalt say in thy heart: 'These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if thou shouldest say in thine heart, This nation <i>is</i> greater than I, how shall I be able to destroy them utterly?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/7-17.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=2363" 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/7.htm">The Promises of God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ṯō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">You may say</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: bil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">in your heart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">“These</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: 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.">are greater</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">than we are;</a> <a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: ’ê·ḵāh (Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">how</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: ’ū·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">can</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lə·hō·w·rî·šām (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3mp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">we drive them out?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>But do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:…<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="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a></span><br />But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. / The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a></span><br />Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/13-31.htm">Numbers 13:31-33</a></span><br />But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!” / So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature. / We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-15.htm">2 Chronicles 20:15</a></span><br />And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.<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="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1-3</a></span><br />Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread? / When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell. / Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-33.htm">1 Samuel 17:33-37</a></span><br />But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.” / David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock, / I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-26.htm">Matthew 19:26</a></span><br />Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-12.htm">Judges 6:12-16</a></span><br />And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.” / “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” / The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a></span><br />I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1-2</a></span><br />But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! / When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5-6</a></span><br />Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” / So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-15.htm">2 Kings 6:15-17</a></span><br />When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, behold, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?” / “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” / Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-27.htm">Mark 10:27</a></span><br />Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If you shall say in your heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?</p><p class="hdg">thou shalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17</a></b></br> And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of <i>mine</i> hand hath gotten me this wealth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Deuteronomy 15:9</a></b></br> Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/18-21.htm">Deuteronomy 18:21</a></b></br> And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?</p><p class="hdg">these nations</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32</a></b></br> And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, <i>is</i> a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it <i>are</i> men of a great stature.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/33-53.htm">Numbers 33:53</a></b></br> And ye shall dispossess <i>the inhabitants of</i> the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/17-16.htm">Joshua 17:16-18</a></b></br> And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, <i>both they</i> who <i>are</i> of Bethshean and her towns, and <i>they</i> who <i>are</i> of the valley of Jezreel… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/1-9.htm">Able</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Dispossess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-19.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-13.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Stronger</a> <a href="/exodus/32-8.htm">These</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-30.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm">Able</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Dispossess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-14.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-22.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Stronger</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-17.htm">These</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">All communion with the nations is forbidden</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">for fear of idolatry,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">for the holiness of the people,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">for the nature of God in his mercy and justice,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">and for the assuredness of victory which God will give over them.</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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It reflects the human tendency to fear and question God's promises when faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges. The heart, in biblical terms, often represents the center of thought and emotion. This introspective moment is a call to trust in God rather than rely on human understanding, echoing <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, which advises believers to trust in the Lord with all their heart.<p><b>“These nations are greater than we are;</b><br>The nations referred to are the Canaanite tribes inhabiting the Promised Land. Historically, these nations were known for their fortified cities, advanced military capabilities, and larger populations. The Israelites, having been nomadic and recently freed from slavery, would naturally perceive these nations as more powerful. This mirrors the earlier report of the spies in <a href="/numbers/13-31.htm">Numbers 13:31-33</a>, where the Israelites expressed fear of the giants in the land. The phrase highlights the contrast between human perception and divine reality, as God had already promised victory.<p><b>how can we drive them out?”</b><br>This question underscores the Israelites' doubt in their ability to conquer the land, despite God's assurances. It reflects a lack of faith similar to that seen in the wilderness wanderings, where the Israelites frequently questioned God's provision and protection. The rhetorical nature of the question invites reflection on God's past faithfulness, such as the deliverance from Egypt and victories over other enemies. It also foreshadows the eventual conquest of Canaan under Joshua, where God's power is demonstrated through miraculous victories, such as the fall of Jericho (Joshua 6). This phrase challenges believers to rely on God's strength rather than their own, a theme echoed in <a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a>, which states that believers can do all things through Christ who strengthens them.<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 preparing them to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being reminded of God's promises and encouraged to trust in His power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaanite_nations.htm">Canaanite Nations</a></b><br>The nations residing in the Promised Land, perceived as greater and more powerful 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.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/heart.htm">Heart</a></b><br>In Hebrew, (levav), often refers to the inner self or mind, indicating the Israelites' internal struggle with doubt and fear.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to trust in God's promise to deliver them, we too must rely on His promises in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_fear_with_faith.htm">Overcoming Fear with Faith</a></b><br>The Israelites' fear of the Canaanite nations serves as a reminder to replace our fears with faith in God's power and plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_strength_in_our_weakness.htm">God's Strength in Our Weakness</a></b><br>Recognize that our perceived weaknesses are opportunities for God to demonstrate His strength and glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/internal_dialogue_matters.htm">Internal Dialogue Matters</a></b><br>The phrase "say in your heart" highlights the importance of our internal dialogue and the need to align it with God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/facing_giants_with_confidence.htm">Facing Giants with Confidence</a></b><br>Like the Israelites facing formidable nations, we are called to confront our own "giants" with confidence in God's ability to deliver us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_couldn't_manasseh_defeat_canaanites.htm">Joshua 17:12: Why couldn't Manasseh drive out the Canaanites if God had already promised total victory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_grant_israel_a_king.htm">If God disapproved of Israel's request for a king (1 Samuel 8:7), why did He still grant it?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_commend_rahab's_deceit_in_james_2_25.htm">Why does the New Testament (James 2:25) commend Rahab's actions when they involved deception and potential betrayal of her city?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_personal_relationship_with_jesus.htm">What does 'firstborn' mean in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 17, 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If thou shalt say in thine heart.</span> The thought might rise in their minds, How can we ever compete with nations so much more powerful than we? But such thoughts they must repress, remembering what God had done for them to Pharaoh and the Egyptians, and resting assured that the same would he do to the Canaanites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/7-17.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">You may say</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹאמַר֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your heart,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְבָ֣בְךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(bil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“These</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּוֹיִ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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">are greater</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than we are;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֑נִּי</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common 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">how</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵיכָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> </span><span class="str2">How?, how!, where</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can</span><br /><span class="heb">אוּכַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(’ū·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be able, have power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we drive them out?”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהוֹרִישָֽׁם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hō·w·rî·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Deuteronomy 7:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Deuteronomy 7:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Deuteronomy 7:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Deuteronomy 7:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Deuteronomy 7:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Deuteronomy 7:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Deuteronomy 7:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Deuteronomy 7:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Deuteronomy 7:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Deuteronomy 7:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 7:17 If you shall say in your heart (Deut. 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