Passage

Deuteronomy 7.20

Book: Deuteronomy · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"18. thou shalt not be afraid of them: thou shalt well remember what Jehovah thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt; 19. the great trials which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, whereby Jehovah thy God brought thee out: so shall Jehovah thy God do unto all the peoples of whom thou art afraid."

"20. Moreover Jehovah thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves, perish from before thee."

"21. Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a great God and a terrible. 22. And Jehovah thy God will cast out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee." (Deuteronomy 7:18-22, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"18. you shall not be afraid of them. You shall remember well what Yahweh your God did to Pharaoh, and to all Egypt; 19. the great trials which your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which Yahweh your God brought you out. So shall Yahweh your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid."

"20. Moreover Yahweh your God will send the hornet among them, until those who are left, and hide themselves, perish from before you."

"21. You shall not be scared of them; for Yahweh your God is among you, a great and awesome God. 22. Yahweh your God will cast out those nations before you little by little. You may not consume them at once, lest the animals of the field increase on you." (Deuteronomy 7:18-22, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"18. Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt; 19. The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid."

"20. Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed."

"21. Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. 22. And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. ^{put: Heb. pluck off}" (Deuteronomy 7:18-22, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"18. thou art not afraid of them; thou dost surely remember that which Jehovah thy God hath done to Pharaoh, and to all Egypt, 19. the great trials which thine eyes have seen, and the signs, and the wonders, and the strong hand, and the stretched-out arm, with which Jehovah thy God hath brought thee out; so doth Jehovah thy God to all the peoples of whose presence thou art afraid."

"20. 'And also the locust doth Jehovah thy God send among them, till the destruction of those who are left, and of those who are hidden from thy presence;"

"21. thou art not terrified by their presence, for Jehovah thy God [is] in thy midst, a God great and fearful. 22. 'And Jehovah thy God hath cast out these nations from thy presence little [by] little, (thou art not able to consume them hastily, lest the beast of the field multiply against thee)," (Deuteronomy 7:18-22, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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