Numbers 33:53

53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell therein, for I have given you the land to possess it.

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 "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: `When ye have passed over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

52 then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their idols, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places.

53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell therein, for I have given you the land to possess it.

54 And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families; and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance. Every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth, according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall come to pass that those who ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.