Joshua 23:5 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

`As to Jehovah your God, He doth thrust them from your presence, and hath dispossessed them from before you, and ye have possessed their land, as Jehovah your God hath spoken to you,

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

The Lord your God will thrust them out from before you and drive them out of your sight, and you shall possess their land, as the Lord your God promised you.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

The Lord your God will thrust them out from before you and drive them out of your sight, and you shall possess their land, as the Lord your God promised you.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The Lord your God will push them out of your way and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the Lord your God promised you.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The LORD your God will force them back on your account and drive them out before you so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Jehovah your God, he will expel them from before you, and dispossess them from out of your sight; and ye shall take possession of their land, as Jehovah your God hath said unto you.

English EASY 2024

The Lord himself will chase those people out of the land, so that you can live there. The Lord your God has promised you all this.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But the Lord your God will force the people living there to leave. You will take that land. The Lord will force them to leave. The Lord your God promised to do this for you.

The LORD your God will push them back before you and drive them out of your sight. And you shall possess their land, just as the LORD your God promised you.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The Lord your God will make them retreat from you, and he will drive them away as you advance. You shall have their land, as the Lord your God has promised you.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The Lord your God will expel them right in front of your eyes and force them out of your way. You will take their land as the Lord your God told you.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The LORD your God will force them back on your account and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.

English KJV 1611

And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.

English LSB

And Yahweh your God, He will thrust them out from before you and dispossess them before you; and you will possess their land, just as Yahweh your God promised you.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The Lord your God will drive them out and dispossess them from before you, and you will inherit their land, as the Lord your God told you.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"The LORD your God, He will thrust them out from before you and drive them from before you; and you will possess their land, just as the LORD your God promised you.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The LORD, your God, will drive them out and dislodge them at your approach, so that you will take possession of their land as the LORD, your God, promised you.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The LORD your God will drive them out from before you and remove them, so you can occupy their land as the LORD your God promised you.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The Lord your God himself will drive those nations out of your way. He will push them out to make room for you. You will take over their land, just as the Lord your God promised you.

English NIV

The LORD your God himself will drive them out of your way. He will push them out before you, and you will take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.

English NKJ 1982

And the Lord your God will expel them from before you and drive them out of your sight. So you shall possess their land, as the Lord your God promised you.

English NLT

This land will be yours, for the LORD your God will drive out all the people living there now. You will live there instead of them, just as the LORD your God promised you.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The LORD your God will push them back before you, and drive them out of your sight; and you shall possess their land, as the LORD your God promised you.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Yahweh your God will absolutely keep his promises to you. He will drive out all your enemies and make them retreat before you so that you will possess their land.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

The Lord your God will push them back before you, and drive them out of your sight; and you shall possess their land, as the Lord your God promised you.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

for the Lord your God will drive out all the people living there now, and you will live there instead, just as he has promised you.

English Tyndale 1537

And the LORD your God shall expel and cast them out before you, and ye shall conquer their lands, as the LORD your God hath said unto you.