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possess
Israel is to possess by force the land God gave them.
Deuteronomy 1:21 - Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up [and] possess [it], as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
Possess is from the Hebrew יָרַשׁ yarash.
Glean: Israel is to possess the land by force; to occupy the land.
Gesenius's Lexicon: to take, take possession of, to occupy, especially by force
Note also "to expel, to drive him out from the possession"
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