Deuteronomy 7:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you little by little: you may not consume them all at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנָשַׁל֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָאֵ֛ל מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ מְעַ֣ט מְעָ֑ט לֹ֤א תוּכַל֙ כַּלֹּתָ֣ם מַהֵ֔ר פֶּן־תִּרְבֶּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יךָ חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃

Transliteration

And wənāšal YHWH ʾĕlōhêkā these haggôyim from your face məʿaṭ məʿaṭ; you shall not tûkal kallōtām quickly, lest tirbeh against you ḥayyat haśśādeh.

Grammar Details

• *wənāšal*: Qal perfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he will drive out
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʾĕlōhêkā*: noun masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God
• *haggôyim*: article + noun masculine plural - the nations
• *məʿaṭ məʿaṭ*: adjective masculine singular repeated - little by little
• *tûkal*: Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will be able
• *kallōtām*: Piel infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - to destroy them
• *tirbeh*: Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - it will multiply/increase
• *ḥayyat*: noun feminine singular construct - beast/animal of
• *haśśādeh*: article + noun masculine singular - the field

Word Meanings

• *wənāšal*: drive out/cast out/clear away
• *haggôyim*: the nations/the peoples/the gentiles
• *məʿaṭ məʿaṭ*: little by little/gradually/bit by bit
• *tûkal*: be able/succeed/prevail
• *kallōtām*: destroy them/finish them/end them
• *tirbeh*: multiply/increase/become numerous
• *ḥayyat*: beast/animal/wildlife
• *haśśādeh*: the field/the countryside/the open land

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The LORD your God will drive out those nations before you little by little. You will not be able to destroy them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  The Lord thy god will put out these nacios before the a litle ad a litle: thou maist not cosume the at oce lest the beestes of the felde encrease vpo the.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He (euen the LORDE thy God) shall rote out the nacions before the by litle and litle. Thou canst not consume them at one time, yt the beestes of the felde increase not vpon the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lord thy God wil roote out these nations before thee by little & little: thou mayest not consume them at once, least the beasts of the fielde increase vpon thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the Lorde thy God wyll put out these nations before thee by a litle and a litle: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beastes of the fielde increase vpon thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh your God will cast out those nations before you by little and little: you may not consume them at once, lest the animals of the field increase on you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `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),

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The Lord your God will send out the nations before you little by little; they are not to be rooted out quickly, for fear that the beasts of the field may be increased overmuch against you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh your God will cast out those nations before you by little and little: you may not consume them at once, lest the animals of the field increase on you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He, the God who leads you, will expel the nations little by little. You will not be allowed to destroy them all at once lest the wild animals overrun you.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 23:29-30 : 29 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild animals multiply against you. 30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land.
• Josh 15:63 : 63 As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.