Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 23:23-33
23Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588My angelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397will goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980before youלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440and bring youוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935intoאֶל־'el-H413the land of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,Hittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,Hivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,and I will annihilate themוְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃ve.hikh.chad.TivH3582.
24You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bow downתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812to their godsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430or serve themוְלֹ֣א תָֽעָבְדֵ֔םve.Lo' ta.'a.ve.DemH5647H3808orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808followתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213their practicesכְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םke.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639.Insteadכִּ֤יkiH3588,you are to demolish themH2040and smash their sacred stonesמַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ma.tze.vo.tei.HemH4676to piecesH7665.
25So you shall serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םva.'a.vad.TemH5647אֵ֚ת'etH853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and He will blessוּבֵרַ֥ךְu.ve.RakhH1288אֶֽת־'et-H853your breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853your waterמֵימֶ֑יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325.And I will take awayוַהֲסִרֹתִ֥יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493sicknessמַחֲלָ֖הma.cha.LahH4245from among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130.
27אֶת־'et-H853I will sendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971My terrorאֵֽימָתִי֙'ei.ma.TiH367ahead of youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440and throw into confusionוְהַמֹּתִי֙ve.ha.mo.TiH2000אֶת־'et-H853everyכָּל־kol-H3605nationהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you encounterתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935.I will make allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֛יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341turnוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853and runאֵלֶ֖יךָ עֹֽרֶף׃'e.Lei.kha 'O.refH413H6203.
28I will sendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971אֶת־'et-H853the hornetהַצִּרְעָ֖הha.tzir.'AhH6880before youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440to driveוְגֵרְשָׁ֗הve.ge.re.ShahH1644אֶת־'et-H853the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֧יha.chi.ViH2340אֶת־'et-H853and Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Hittitesהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850out of your wayמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440.
29I will notלֹ֧אlo'H3808drive them outאֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644before youמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440in a singleאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141;otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776would becomeתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077and wildהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704animalsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416would multiplyוְרַבָּ֥הve.ra.BahH7231against youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.
30Littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592by littleמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592I will drive them outאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644ahead of youמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440,untilעַ֚ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you become fruitfulתִּפְרֶ֔הtif.RehH6509and possessוְנָחַלְתָּ֖ve.na.chal.TaH5157אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
31And I will establishוְשַׁתִּ֣יve.sha.TiH7896אֶת־'et-H853your bordersגְּבֻלְךָ֗ge.vul.KhaH1366from the Redסוּף֙sufH5488Seaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the Seaיָ֣םyamH3220of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and from the desertוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057toעַד־'ad-H5704theהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104Euphrates.Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588I will deliverאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץyo.she.Vei ha.'A.retzH3427H776into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֗םbe.yed.KhemH3027אֵ֚ת'etH853,and you will drive them outוְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹve.ge.rash.Ta.movH1644before youמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.
33They must notלֹ֤אlo'H3808remainיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in your landבְּאַרְצְךָ֔be.'ar.tze.KhaH776,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435they cause you to sinיַחֲטִ֥יאוּya.cha.Ti.'uH2398אֹתְךָ֖'o.te.KhaH853against Me.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588if you serveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430,it will surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פle.mo.KeshH4170to you.”
Commentaries on Exodus 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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