Exodus 23:27-29

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²⁷“When you fight against your enemies, I will send my great power before you.^[a] I will help you defeat all your enemies. The people who are against you will become confused in battle and run away. ²⁸I will send the hornet^[b] in front of you. He will force your enemies to leave. The Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites will leave your country. ²⁹But I will not force all of them out of your land quickly. I will not do this in only one year. The land will be empty if I force the people out too fast. Then all the wild animals would increase and control the land. And they would be much trouble for you.

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Footnotes

Exodus 23:27 When you fight … you Or “News of my power will go before you, and your enemies will be frightened.”
Exodus 23:28 hornet A stinging insect like a large wasp or bee. Here, it might mean “God’s angel” or “his great power.”