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.
23. “But יהוה your Elohim shall deliver them over to you and destroy them with a great destruction until they are consumed.
24. “And He shall give their sovereigns into your hand, and you shall destroy their name from under the heavens. No one is going to be able to stand against you until you have destroyed them.
25. “The carved images of their mighty ones you are to burn with fire. Do not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it, for it is an abomination to יהוה your Elohim.
26. “And do not bring an abomination into your house, lest you be accursed like it. Utterly loathe it and utterly hate it, for it is accursed.