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href="/bsb/exodus/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/23.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will drive them out a little at a time until your population has increased enough to take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will drive them out from you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will drive them out before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I will drive them out before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will drive them out before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take the land as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will drive them out before you little by little, until you have increased and are strong enough to take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will drive them out little by little ahead of you until you have become numerous and take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will drive them out little by little ahead of you until you have become numerous and take possession of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Instead, I will force out your enemies little by little and give your nation time to grow strong enough to take over the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Little by little I will force them out of your way until you have increased enough in number to take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Instead, I will drive them out little by little, until there are enough of you to take possession of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll drive them out ahead of you little by little until you increase in numbers and possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you become fruitful and inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou shalt be increased and inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and inherit the land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I cast them out little [by] little from before you, until you are fruitful, and have inherited the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> little by little I cast them out from before thee, till thou art fruitful, and hast inherited the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />By little and little I will drive them out from thy face, till when thou shalt be fruitful and thou didst inherit the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, till thou be increased, and dost possess the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will expel them little by little from your sight, until you have expanded and may possess the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have grown numerous enough to take possession of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Little by little I will destroy them before you, till you become strong and inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Little by little I shall destroy them from before you, until you will prevail and you will inherit the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />By little <i>and little</i> I will cast them out from before thee, until thou shalt be increased and inherit the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/23-30.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/kVae3PiKqhs?start=5994" 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/exodus/23.htm">God's Angel to Lead</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>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. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4592.htm" title="4592: mə·‘aṭ (Adj-ms) -- A little, fewness, a few. Or miat; from ma'at; a little or few.">Little</a> <a href="/hebrew/4592.htm" title="4592: mə·‘aṭ (Adj-ms) -- A little, fewness, a few. Or miat; from ma'at; a little or few.">by little</a> <a href="/hebrew/1644.htm" title="1644: ’ă·ḡā·rə·šen·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs:: 3mse) -- To drive out, cast out. A primitive root; to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce.">I will drive them out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pā·ne·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">ahead of you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6509.htm" title="6509: tip̄·reh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To bear fruit, be fruitful. A primitive root; to bear fruit.">you become fruitful</a> <a href="/hebrew/5157.htm" title="5157: wə·nā·ḥal·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to inherit (figurative) mode of descent), or to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or distribute, instate.">and possess</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: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>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.…<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/7-22.htm">Deuteronomy 7:22</a></span><br />The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a></span><br />For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given 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="/leviticus/26-7.htm">Leviticus 26:7-8</a></span><br />You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you. / Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.<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/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="/joshua/13-6.htm">Joshua 13:6</a></span><br />All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites. Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Joshua 15:63</a></span><br />But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/17-12.htm">Joshua 17:12-13</a></span><br />But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land. / However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they put the Canaanites to forced labor; but they failed to drive them out completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Numbers 33:55</a></span><br />But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-18</a></span><br />However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes. / For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you, / so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-6.htm">2 Samuel 5:6-10</a></span><br />Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.” / Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). / On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.” ...<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">By little and little I will drive them out from before you, until you be increased, and inherit the land.</p><p class="hdg">no reference </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/23-29.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/exodus/23-29.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/exodus/16-18.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Fruitful</a> <a href="/exodus/15-17.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/exodus/23-29.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/genesis/48-6.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">Inherited</a> <a href="/exodus/17-4.htm">Little</a> <a href="/exodus/12-38.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/exodus/22-4.htm">Possession</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/25-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/exodus/36-5.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-9.htm">Fruitful</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-34.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-5.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Inherited</a> <a href="/numbers/14-3.htm">Little</a> <a href="/exodus/30-12.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-24.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Possession</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-1.htm">Of slander, false witness, and partiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Of charitableness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-6.htm">Of justice in judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Of taking bribes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Of oppressing a stranger</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Of the year of rest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Of the Sabbath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-13.htm">Of idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-14.htm">Of the three feasts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-18.htm">Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Little by little</b><br>This phrase indicates a gradual process rather than an immediate action. In the context of the Israelites entering the Promised Land, it reflects God's wisdom in allowing them to grow in strength and numbers before fully occupying the land. This gradual approach can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual growth, where believers are transformed over time rather than instantaneously. It also highlights God's patience and strategic planning.<p><b>I will drive them out ahead of you</b><br>God promises to actively participate in the removal of the current inhabitants of the land. This divine intervention underscores the belief that God is sovereign and directly involved in the affairs of His people. Historically, the Canaanites were known for their fortified cities and military prowess, making divine assistance crucial for the Israelites. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical theme of God fighting for His people, as seen in other passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/1-30.htm">Deuteronomy 1:30</a> and <a href="/joshua/23-9.htm">Joshua 23:9</a>.<p><b>until you become fruitful</b><br>The term "fruitful" suggests not only population growth but also spiritual and material prosperity. It implies that the Israelites needed to develop the capacity to manage and sustain the land they were to inherit. This concept of fruitfulness is echoed in <a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>, where God commands humanity to be fruitful and multiply, indicating a return to the original blessing and purpose for humanity.<p><b>and possess the land</b><br>Possession of the land is a central theme in the covenant between God and Israel. It signifies the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The land is not just a physical territory but a place where the Israelites can live out their covenant relationship with God. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate rest and inheritance believers find in Christ, as discussed in <a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-10</a>, where the Promised Land is seen as a type of the eternal rest found in Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker of the promise, emphasizing His sovereignty and plan for the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of God's promise, tasked with taking possession of the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised to the Israelites, inhabited by various nations that God promises to drive out.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations_of_canaan.htm">Nations of Canaan</a></b><br>The inhabitants of the land that God will gradually remove to make way for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_timing_is_perfect.htm">God's Timing is Perfect</a></b><br>Trust in God's timing, as He knows what is best for us. The gradual process ensures that we are prepared for the responsibilities that come with His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/growth_and_maturity.htm">Growth and Maturity</a></b><br>Spiritual growth often occurs "little by little." Embrace the process of becoming more fruitful in your walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_patience.htm">Faith and Patience</a></b><br>Develop patience and faith as you wait for God's promises to unfold. This builds character and reliance on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_strategy.htm">Divine Strategy</a></b><br>Recognize that God's strategies may not align with human logic, but they are always for our ultimate good and His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/possessing_the_promises.htm">Possessing the Promises</a></b><br>Actively engage in the process of possessing God's promises through obedience and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_music_praise_god_in_the_bible.htm">Is jealousy hindering your spiritual growth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_constitutes_the_seal_of_god.htm">What constitutes the Seal of God?</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/who_are_the_semitic_people.htm">What did the twelve spies report about Canaan?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/23-30.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">Little</span><br /><span class="heb">מְעַ֥ט</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘aṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4592.htm">Strong's 4592: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little, fewness, a few</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by little</span><br /><span class="heb">מְעַ֛ט</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘aṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4592.htm">Strong's 4592: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little, fewness, a few</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will drive them out</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḡā·rə·šen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1644.htm">Strong's 1644: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ahead of you,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<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">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֚ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you become fruitful</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּפְרֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(tip̄·reh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6509.htm">Strong's 6509: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear fruit, be fruitful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and possess</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָחַלְתָּ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ḥal·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5157.htm">Strong's 5157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/23-30.htm">Exodus 23:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/23-30.htm">OT Law: Exodus 23:30 Little by little I will drive them (Exo. 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