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Exodus 23:28

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And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
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  1. Deuteronomy 7:20Rank 1 from verse 28
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    20Moreover the Lord thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed.

  2. Joshua 24:11–12Rank 2 from verse 28
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    11And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.

    12And 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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Exodus 23:28

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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drive

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1. To force, compel, or cause a person or thing to move or leave a place. 2. To direct or urge an animal or vehicle forward. 3. To carry or propel by an external force, especially wind.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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27I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.

28And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.

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29I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

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