Exodus 23:29

Conservative English Version

But I won't do all this in the first year, because the land would become poor, and wild animals would be everywhere.

Cross References

Exodus 23:30

Instead, I will force out your enemies little by little and give your nation time to grow strong enough to take over the land.

Exodus 34:24

I will force the nations out of your land and enlarge your borders. Then no one will try to take your property when you come to worship me these three times each year.

Deuteronomy 7:22

As you attack these nations, the LORD will force them out little by little. He won't let you get rid of them all at once--if he did, there wouldn't be enough people living in the land to keep down the number of wild animals.

Joshua 15:63

The Jebusites lived in Jerusalem, and the people of the Judah tribe could not capture the city and get rid of them. That's why Jebusites still live in Jerusalem along with the people of Judah.

Joshua 16:10

Ephraim could not force the Canaanites out of Gezer, so there are still some Canaanites who live there among the Israelites. But now these Canaanites have to work as slaves for the Israelites.