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Joshua 24:12

I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow.

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ASV

And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

KJV

And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.Lachand I sentH7971 →
לִפְנֵיכֶם֙lif.nei.Khem<to> before youH6440 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַצִּרְעָ֔הha.tzir.'Ahthe hornetH6880 →
וַתְּגָ֤רֶשׁva.te.Ga.reshand it drove outH1644 →
אוֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.Khemfrom before youH6440 →
שְׁנֵ֖יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147 →
מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428 →
הָאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]H567 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
בְחַרְבְּךָ֖ve.char.be.Khaby sword yourH2719 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
בְקַשְׁתֶּֽךָ׃ve.kash.Te.chaby bow yourH7198 →

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Psalms 44:3For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.Deuteronomy 7:20Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet against them until even the survivors hiding from you have perished.Exodus 23:28I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.Psalms 80:9You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.Psalms 44:3–6For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.Isaiah 7:18On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.Psalms 44:2With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.2 Kings 6:22“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”Exodus 23:31And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

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