Catholic Public Domain Version
"And I sent wasps before you. And I drove them from their places, the two kings of the Amorites, but not by your sword, and not by your bow. "
— Joshua 24:12, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“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. ”
“I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow.”
“I sent terror ahead of you to drive out before you the two Amorite kings. I gave you the victory; it was not by your swords or bows.”
“And I sent before you and I drove them out from their places, the two kings of the Amorrhites, not with thy sword nor with thy bow,”
“And I sent the hornet before you, driving out the two kings of the Amorites before you, not with your sword and your bow.”
“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.”
Then Balak, the son of Zippor, the king of Moab, rose up and fought against Israel. And he sent and called for Balaam, the son of Beor, so that he might curse you.
And I was not willing to listen to him, but on the contrary, I blessed you through him, and I freed you from his hand.
And you crossed over the Jordan, and you arrived at Jericho. And the men of that city fought against you: the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. And I delivered them into your hands.
And I sent wasps before you. And I drove them from their places, the two kings of the Amorites, but not by your sword, and not by your bow.
And I gave you a land, in which you did not labor, and cities, which you did not build, so that you might live in them, and vineyards and olive groves, which you did not plant.’
Now therefore, fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and very sincere heart. And take away the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
But if it seems evil to you that you would serve the Lord, a choice is given to you. Choose today what pleases you, and whom you ought to serve above all else, either the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”