KJV King James Version
Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
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Numbers 33:52
Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.
WEB World English Bible
then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their stone idols, destroy all their molten images, and demolish all their high places.
ASV American Standard Version
then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images, and demolish all their high places:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
then ye have dispossessed all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and have destroyed all their imagery, yea, all their molten images ye destroy, and all their high places ye lay waste,
Surrounding context — Numbers 33
49 And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth [even] unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab.
50 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,
51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
52 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
53 And ye shall dispossess [the inhabitants of] the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.
54 And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: [and] to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s [inheritance] shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them [shall be] pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְה֨וֹרַשְׁתֶּ֜םH3423 · ya.rashto possess: possessאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallיֹשְׁבֵ֤יH3427 · ya.shavto dwellהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeוְאִ֨בַּדְתֶּ֔םH6 · a.vadto perishאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallמַשְׂכִּיֹּתָ֑םH4906 · mas.kitfigureוְאֵ֨תH853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallצַלְמֵ֤יH6754 · tse.lemimageמַסֵּֽכֹתָם֙H4541 · mas.se.khahliquidתְּאַבֵּ֔דוּH6 · a.vadto perishוְאֵ֥תH853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallבָּמֹתָ֖םH1116 · ba.mahhigh placeתַּשְׁמִֽידוּ׃H8045 · sha.madto destroy
Cross-references
Leviticus 26:1Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up [any] image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the LORD your God.Exodus 23:24Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.Deuteronomy 20:16-18But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee [for] an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:Deuteronomy 7:2-5And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:Deuteronomy 12:2-3Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:Judges 2:2And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?Psalm 106:34-36They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:Exodus 34:12-17Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:Exodus 23:31-33And 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 7:25-26The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold [that is] on them, nor take [it] unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it [is] an abomination to the LORD thy God.Joshua 11:11-12And they smote all the souls that [were] therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying [them]: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.Deuteronomy 12:30-31Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.Joshua 23:7That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear [by them], neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:
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