Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the LORD your God. New Living Translation I will drive out the other nations ahead of you and expand your territory, so no one will covet and conquer your land while you appear before the LORD your God three times each year. English Standard Version For I will cast out nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one shall covet your land, when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year. Berean Standard Bible For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God. King James Bible For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year. New King James Version For I will cast out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither will any man covet your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year. New American Standard Bible For I will drive out nations from you and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God. NASB 1995 “For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no man shall covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God. NASB 1977 “For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no man shall covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God. Legacy Standard Bible For I will dispossess nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no man shall covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before Yahweh your God. Amplified Bible For I will drive out and dispossess nations before you and enlarge your borders; nor shall any man covet (actively seek for himself) your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times a year. Christian Standard Bible For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory. No one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God. Holman Christian Standard Bible For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory. No one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God.” American Standard Version For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou goest up to appear before Jehovah thy God three times in the year. Contemporary English Version As you advance, 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. English Revised Version For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou goest up to appear before the LORD thy God three times in the year. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will force nations out of your way and will expand [your country's] borders. No one will want to take away your land while you're gone three times a year to the LORD's festivals. Good News Translation After I have driven out the nations before you and extended your territory, no one will try to conquer your country during the three festivals. International Standard Version since I'm going to drive out nations before you, and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land, when you go up to appear in the presence of the LORD your God three times a year. Majority Standard Bible For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God. NET Bible For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one will covet your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year. New Heart English Bible For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither shall any man desire your land when you go up to appear before the LORD, your God, three times in the year. Webster's Bible Translation For I will drive out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God, thrice in the year. World English Bible For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither shall any man desire your land when you go up to appear before Yahweh, your God, three times in the year. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor I dispossess nations from before you, and have enlarged your border, and no man desires your land in your going up to appear before your God YHWH three times in a year. Young's Literal Translation for I dispossess nations from before thee, and have enlarged thy border, and no man doth desire thy land in thy going up to appear before Jehovah thy God three times in a year. Smith's Literal Translation For I will dispossess the nations from before thee; and I enlarged thy bound: and a man shall not desire thy land in thy coming up to see the face of Jehovah thy God, three times in the year. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor when I shall have taken away the nations from thy face, and shall have enlarged thy borders, no man shall lie in wait against thy land when thou shalt go up, and appear in the sight of the Lord thy God thrice in a year. Catholic Public Domain Version For when I will have taken away the nations before your face, and enlarged your borders, no one shall lie in wait against your land when you will go up to appear in the sight of the Lord your God, three times a year. New American Bible Since I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your territory, no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD, your God. New Revised Standard Version For I will cast out nations before you, and enlarge your borders; no one shall covet your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor I will destroy the nations from before you, and enlarge your borders; neither shall any man covet your land when you shall go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in a year. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Three times in a year your every memorial shall appear before LORD JEHOVAH, God of Israel. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders; neither shall any man covet thy land, when thou goest up to appear before the LORD thy God three times in the year. Brenton Septuagint Translation For when I shall have cast out the nations before thy face, and shall have enlarged thy coasts, no one shall desire thy land, whenever thou mayest go up to appear before the Lord thy God, three times in the year. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Renews the Covenant…23Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel. 24For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God. 25Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to Me along with anything leavened, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning.… Cross References Deuteronomy 11:24-25 Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea. / No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you. Joshua 1:3-5 I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses. / Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea. / No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Deuteronomy 7:24 He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them. Deuteronomy 2:25 This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.” Deuteronomy 28:10 Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you. Psalm 105:44 He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, Leviticus 26:6 And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land. Deuteronomy 12:10 When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you dwell securely, Deuteronomy 33:29 Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.” 2 Chronicles 20:29 And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel. Isaiah 54:14-15 In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you. / If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you. Proverbs 16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him. Acts 18:10 For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.” Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Hebrews 13:6 So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Treasury of Scripture For I will cast out the nations before you, and enlarge your borders: neither shall any man desire your land, when you shall go up to appear before the LORD your God thrice in the year. I will Exodus 34:11 Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. Exodus 23:27-30 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee… Exodus 33:2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: enlarge Exodus 23:31 And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. Deuteronomy 12:20 When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Deuteronomy 19:8 And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers; desire Genesis 35:5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. 2 Chronicles 17:10 And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. Job 1:10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. Jump to Previous Appear Attempt Border Borders Cast Covet Desire Dispossess Drive Enlarge Enlarged Goest Limits Nations Territory Three Thrice Times Wide WorshipJump to Next Appear Attempt Border Borders Cast Covet Desire Dispossess Drive Enlarge Enlarged Goest Limits Nations Territory Three Thrice Times Wide WorshipExodus 34 1. The tablets are replaced5. The name of the Lord proclaimed 8. Moses entreats God to go with them 10. God makes a covenant with them, repeating certain duties 28. Moses after forty days on the mount, comes down with the tablets 29. His face is radiant, and he covers it with a veil For I will drive out nations before you This phrase underscores God's sovereign power and His active role in the history of Israel. The Hebrew root for "drive out" is "garash," which conveys a forceful expulsion. Historically, this reflects God's promise to the Israelites that He would remove the Canaanite nations from the Promised Land. This divine intervention is a testament to God's faithfulness and His commitment to fulfilling His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It reassures believers of God's ability to overcome obstacles and adversaries in their spiritual journey. and enlarge your borders and no man shall covet your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times a year Neither shall any man desire thy land.--It was a part of the unwritten law of the Greeks that free passage should be given to all who were on their way to or from any of the great Pan-Hellenic festivals. But the present promise went beyond any such understanding. It secured the territory of Israel from all attack at such seasons, and must have been enforced miraculously by that providential government which God exercises over "all the nations upon the earth" (Psalm 67:4). . . . Verse 24. - I will... enlarge thy borders. The original promise to Abraham was to give to his seed "the land of Canaan" (Genesis 12:5-7). Afterwards this promise was enlarged, and he was told that the land assigned them was the entire tract between the Nile and the Euphrates (Genesis 15:18). And practically, they took possession first of the one, while at a later date their border was enlarged, and they became masters of the other. See 1 Kings 4:21, 24; 2 Chronicles 9:26. Neither shall any man desire thy land, etc. This promise is nowhere else made. It would serve as a great encouragement to the proper observance of the festivals.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I will drive out אוֹרִ֤ישׁ (’ō·w·rîš) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin the nations גּוֹיִם֙ (gō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts before you מִפָּנֶ֔יךָ (mip·pā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face and enlarge וְהִרְחַבְתִּ֖י (wə·hir·ḥaḇ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7337: To be or grow wide or large your borders, גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ (gə·ḇū·le·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed and no וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no one אִישׁ֙ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person will covet יַחְמֹ֥ד (yaḥ·mōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2530: To desire, take pleasure in your land אַרְצְךָ֔ (’ar·ṣə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land when you go up בַּעֲלֹֽתְךָ֗ (ba·‘ă·lō·ṯə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively three שָׁלֹ֥שׁ (šā·lōš) Number - feminine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice times פְּעָמִ֖ים (pə·‘ā·mîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence a year בַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ (baš·šā·nāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year to appear לֵרָאוֹת֙ (lê·rā·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7200: To see before פְּנֵי֙ (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God. אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Exodus 34:24 NIVExodus 34:24 NLT Exodus 34:24 ESV Exodus 34:24 NASB Exodus 34:24 KJV Exodus 34:24 BibleApps.com Exodus 34:24 Biblia Paralela Exodus 34:24 Chinese Bible Exodus 34:24 French Bible Exodus 34:24 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 34:24 For I will drive out nations before (Exo. 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