16 “And you shall consume all the peoples whom יהוה your Elohim is delivering over to you – your eye shall not pardon them. And do not serve their mighty ones, for that is a snare to you.
17 “When you say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I, I am unable to drive them out,’
18 do not be afraid of them. Remember well what יהוה your Elohim did to Pharaoh and to all Mitsrayim,
19 the great trials which your eyes saw, and the signs and the wonders, the strong hand and the outstretched arm, by which יהוה your Elohim brought you out. יהוה your Elohim does so to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.
20 “And יהוה your Elohim also sends the hornet among them until those who are left, who hide themselves from you, are destroyed.
21 “Do not be afraid of them, for יהוה your Elohim, the great and awesome Ěl, is in your midst.
22 “And יהוה your Elohim shall drive out those nations before you, little by little. You are not allowed to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for you.