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When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Don’t say in your heart, after Yahweh your God has thrust them out from before you, saying, “For my righteousness Yahweh has brought me in to possess this land;” because Yahweh drives them out before you because of the wickedness of these nations.
World English Bible (WEB)
Speak{H559}{(H8799)} not thou in thine heart{H3824}, after that the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath cast them out{H1920}{(H8800)} from before{H6440} thee, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, For my righteousness{H6666} the LORD{H3068} hath brought me in{H935}{(H8689)} to possess{H3423}{(H8800)} this land{H776}: but for the wickedness{H7564} of these nations{H1471} the LORD{H3068} doth drive them out{H3423}{(H8688)} from before{H6440} thee.
Strong's King James
‘Thou dost not speak in thy heart (in Jehovah thy God’s driving them away from before thee), saying, For my righteousness hath Jehovah brought me in to possess this land, seeing for the wickedness of these nations is Jehovah dispossessing them from thy presence;
Young's Literal Translation
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