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55 He drove out the nations before them,
    allotted them as their inherited portion,
    and settled in their tents the tribes of Israel.

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55 He drove out nations(A) before them
    and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;(B)
    he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

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III

You brought a vine[a] out of Egypt;
    you drove out nations and planted it.

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Footnotes

  1. 80:9 A vine: a frequent metaphor for Israel, cf. Is 5:1–7; 27:2–5; Jer 2:21; Hos 10:1; Mt 21:33.

You cleared the ground for it,
    and it took root and filled the land.

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