Joshua 23:9
What does Joshua 23:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 23:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For Jehovah hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath stood before you unto this day.
KJV
King James Version · 1611For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For Jehovah hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath stood before you unto this day.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For the Lord has sent out from before you nations great and strong: and they have all given way before you till this day.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Jehovah is dispossessing from before you nations great and mighty; as for you, none hath stood in your presence till this day;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And then the Lord God will take away before your eyes nations that are great and very strong, and no man shall be able to resist you.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890For Jehovah hath dispossessed from before you great and strong nations; and as to you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 7:24
And he will deliver their kings into thy hand, and thou shalt make their name to perish from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.
- Joshua 1:5
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
- Joshua 15:14
And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
- Deuteronomy 11:23
then will Jehovah drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves.
- Joshua 23:5
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.
- Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
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