Numbers 33:53

53 Take possession of the land and live there, because I will give it to you for your own.

Numbers 33:53 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 33:53

And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell
therein
Turn them out of their cities, towns, and houses, and inhabit them:

for I have given you the land to possess it;
who had a right to dispose of it, and a better title they needed not desire than the Lord could and did make them.

Numbers 33:53 In-Context

51 "Tell the Israelites, 'You will be crossing the Jordan River and entering Canaan.

52 As you advance, force out all the people who live there. Get rid of all their stone and metal idols, and destroy all their places of worship.

53 Take possession of the land and live there, because I will give it to you for your own.

54 Divide the land among your families by drawing lots. Give more land to larger families and less land to smaller ones. The land must be given to each family by drawing lots. Divide it among your ancestors' tribes.

55 "'But if you do not force out those who live in the land, they will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will constantly fight with you over the land you live in.