King James Bible
"To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken."
This phrase promises divine intervention in removing hostile nations from the Promised Land, emphasizing God's active role in Israel's conquest. The language echoes ancient Near Eastern warfare where deities were believed to fight for their people, but here it's the covenant God acting on Israel's behalf. This appeal to God's prior promises grounds the conquest in divine faithfulness rather than human military might. It connects back to earlier covenantal promises made to Abraham and reaffirmed through Moses, establishing that these future victories are certain because they rest on God's unchangeable word.