Exodus 23:27

Exodus 23:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)“I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will send my terror before you and will throw into confusion all the people against whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I will send My fear before you, I will cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

Context of Exodus 23:27

25You must serve the Lord your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will remove sickness from your midst. 26No woman will miscarry her young or be barren in your land. I will fulfill the number of your days. “I will send my terror before you, and I will destroy all the people whom you encounter; I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. 28I will send hornets before you that will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite before you. 29I will not drive them out before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild animals multiply against you.

Exodus 23:27 word by word

אֶת־אֵֽימָתִי֙ אֲשַׁלַּ֣ח לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְהַמֹּתִי֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּבֹ֖א בָּהֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֧י אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶ֛יךָ אֵלֶ֖יךָ עֹֽרֶף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• my fearאֵימָה'êymâh 'êmâh · terrorH367
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thee, and will destroyהָמַםhâmam · to confuseH2000
• all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• to whom thou shalt comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and I will makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• all thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• turn their backsעֹ֫רֶף‛ôreph · neckH6203

Cross-references for Exodus 23:27

• Exodus 15:14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.
• Genesis 35:5and they started on their journey. The surrounding cities were afraid of God, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
• Deuteronomy 2:25This very day I will begin to fill all the people of the earth with dread and to terrify them when they hear about you. They will shiver and shake in anticipation of your approach.”
• Deuteronomy 11:23then he will drive out all these nations ahead of you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.
• Joshua 2:9She said to the men, “I know the Lord is handing this land over to you. We are absolutely terrified of you, and all who live in the land are cringing before you.
• 1 Samuel 14:15Then fear overwhelmed those who were in the camp, those who were in the field, all the army in the garrison, and the raiding bands. They trembled and the ground shook. This fear was caused by God.
• 2 Kings 7:6The Lord had caused the Syrian camp to hear the sound of chariots and horses and a large army. Then they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel has paid the kings of the Hittites and Egypt to attack us!”
• 2 Chronicles 14:14They defeated all the cities surrounding Gerar, for the Lord caused them to panic. The men of Judah looted all the cities, for they contained a huge amount of goods.
• Deuteronomy 7:23The Lord your God will give them over to you; he will throw them into a great panic until they are destroyed.
• Psalms 18:40You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

Commentaries on Exodus 23:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Destroy - Rather, overthrow. See Exodus 23:23.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-33Verses 20-33 It is here promised that they should be guided and kept in their way through the wilderness to the land of promise, Behold, I send an angel before thee, mine angel. The precept joined with this promise is, that they be obedient to this angel whom God would send before them. Christ is the Angel of Jehovah; this is plainly taught by St. Paul, 1Co 10:9. They should have a comfortable settlement in the land of Canaan. How reasonable are the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-33If the people obeyed the covenant rules, God promised to protect them from enemies and illness and give them land to own (23:22–23, 25–26, 27–31). These promises depended on complete loyalty to God (Yahweh). Worshiping the gods of the peoples expelled from the land would be an act of rebellion (23:21; 24, 32–33).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331. put not thine hand--join not hands.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Beware
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• Countenance
• Ingathering
• Refresh
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• Turn
• Wrest
• Bible, the
• Blindness, Judicial

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