23 (A)For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I will completely destroy them. 24 (B)You shall not worship their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their deeds; (C)but you shall utterly overthrow them and break their (D)memorial stones in pieces. 25 (E)And you shall serve the Lord your God, [a]and He will bless your bread and your water; and (F)I will remove sickness from your midst. 26 There will be no one miscarrying or (G)unable to have children in your land; (H)I will fulfill the number of your days. 27 I will (I)send My terror ahead of you, and (J)throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will (K)make all your enemies turn their backs to you. 28 And I will send (L)hornets ahead of you so that they will (M)drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from you. 29 (N)I will not drive them out from you in a single year, so that the land will not become desolate and the animals of the field become too numerous for you. 30 I will drive them out from you (O)little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land. 31 (P)I will set your boundary from the [b]Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River; (Q)for I will hand over the inhabitants of the land to you, and you will (R)drive them out from you. 32 (S)You shall [c]make no covenant with them (T)or with their gods. 33 (U)They shall not live in your land, otherwise they will make you sin against Me; for if you serve their gods, (V)it is certain to be a snare to you.”

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  1. Exodus 23:25 Or that He may bless
  2. Exodus 23:31 Lit Sea of Reeds
  3. Exodus 23:32 Lit cut

23 My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites,(A) and I will wipe them out. 24 Do not bow down before their gods or worship(B) them or follow their practices.(C) You must demolish(D) them and break their sacred stones(E) to pieces. 25 Worship the Lord your God,(F) and his blessing(G) will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness(H) from among you, 26 and none will miscarry or be barren(I) in your land. I will give you a full life span.(J)

27 “I will send my terror(K) ahead of you and throw into confusion(L) every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.(M) 28 I will send the hornet(N) ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites(O) out of your way. 29 But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals(P) too numerous for you. 30 Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession(Q) of the land.

31 “I will establish your borders from the Red Sea[a] to the Mediterranean Sea,[b] and from the desert to the Euphrates River.(R) I will give into your hands the people who live in the land, and you will drive them out(S) before you. 32 Do not make a covenant(T) with them or with their gods. 33 Do not let them live in your land or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare(U) to you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 23:31 Or the Sea of Reeds
  2. Exodus 23:31 Hebrew to the Sea of the Philistines