Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land. New Living Translation I will drive them out a little at a time until your population has increased enough to take possession of the land. English Standard Version Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land. Berean Standard Bible Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land. King James Bible By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. New King James Version Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land. New American Standard Bible I will drive them out from you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land. NASB 1995 “I will drive them out before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land. NASB 1977 “I will drive them out before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land. Legacy Standard Bible I will drive them out before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take the land as an inheritance. Amplified Bible I will drive them out before you little by little, until you have increased and are strong enough to take possession of the land. Christian Standard Bible I will drive them out little by little ahead of you until you have become numerous and take possession of the land. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will drive them out little by little ahead of you until you have become numerous and take possession of the land. American Standard Version By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. Contemporary English Version Instead, I will force out your enemies little by little and give your nation time to grow strong enough to take over the land. English Revised Version By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. GOD'S WORD® Translation Little by little I will force them out of your way until you have increased enough in number to take possession of the land. Good News Translation Instead, I will drive them out little by little, until there are enough of you to take possession of the land. International Standard Version I'll drive them out ahead of you little by little until you increase in numbers and possess the land. Majority Standard Bible Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land. NET Bible Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you become fruitful and inherit the land. New Heart English Bible Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and inherit the land. Webster's Bible Translation By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou shalt be increased and inherit the land. World English Bible Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and inherit the land. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI cast them out little [by] little from before you, until you are fruitful, and have inherited the land. Young's Literal Translation little by little I cast them out from before thee, till thou art fruitful, and hast inherited the land. Smith's Literal Translation By little and little I will drive them out from thy face, till when thou shalt be fruitful and thou didst inherit the land. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBy little and little I will drive them out from before thee, till thou be increased, and dost possess the land. Catholic Public Domain Version I will expel them little by little from your sight, until you have expanded and may possess the land. New American Bible Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have grown numerous enough to take possession of the land. New Revised Standard Version Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLittle by little I will destroy them before you, till you become strong and inherit the land. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Little by little I shall destroy them from before you, until you will prevail and you will inherit the land. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. Brenton Septuagint Translation By little and little I will cast them out from before thee, until thou shalt be increased and inherit the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Angel to Lead…29I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you. 30Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land. 31And 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.… Cross References Deuteronomy 7:22 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. Joshua 23:12-13 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. Judges 2:21-23 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. Leviticus 26:7-8 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. Deuteronomy 9:3 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. Deuteronomy 31:3-5 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. Joshua 13:6 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. Joshua 15:63 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. Joshua 17:12-13 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. Numbers 33:55 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. Deuteronomy 20:16-18 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. 2 Samuel 5:6-10 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.” ... Nehemiah 9:24 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. Psalm 44:2-3 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. Acts 13:19 And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. Treasury of Scripture By little and little I will drive them out from before you, until you be increased, and inherit the land. no reference Jump to Previous Cast Drive Enough Fruitful Heritage Increased Inherit Inherited Little Numbers Possess PossessionJump to Next Cast Drive Enough Fruitful Heritage Increased Inherit Inherited Little Numbers Possess PossessionExodus 23 1. Of slander, false witness, and partiality4. Of charitableness 6. Of justice in judgment 8. Of taking bribes 9. Of oppressing a stranger 10. Of the year of rest 12. Of the Sabbath 13. Of idolatry 14. Of the three feasts 18. Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice 20. An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him Little by little This phrase indicates a gradual process rather than an immediate change. In the Hebrew context, the word "me'at" (מְעַט) suggests a small, incremental approach. This reflects God's wisdom in handling the Israelites' conquest of Canaan. Historically, this gradual approach prevented the land from becoming desolate and overrun by wild animals, as mentioned in the preceding verse (Exodus 23:29). Spiritually, it teaches believers about the process of sanctification, where growth in faith and holiness often occurs progressively rather than instantaneously. I will drive them out before you until you become fruitful and possess the land Hebrew Littleמְעַ֥ט (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few by little מְעַ֛ט (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few I will drive them out אֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ (’ă·ḡā·rə·šen·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 1644: To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce ahead of you, מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ (mip·pā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face until עַ֚ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while you become fruitful תִּפְרֶ֔ה (tip̄·reh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6509: To bear fruit, be fruitful and possess וְנָחַלְתָּ֖ (wə·nā·ḥal·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5157: To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate the land. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Exodus 23:30 NIVExodus 23:30 NLT Exodus 23:30 ESV Exodus 23:30 NASB Exodus 23:30 KJV Exodus 23:30 BibleApps.com Exodus 23:30 Biblia Paralela Exodus 23:30 Chinese Bible Exodus 23:30 French Bible Exodus 23:30 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 23:30 Little by little I will drive them (Exo. 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