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

25“You must serve only the Lord your God. If you do, I will bless you with food and water, and I will protect you from illness. 26There will be no miscarriages or infertility in your land, and I will give you long, full lives. “I will send my terror ahead of you and create panic among all the people whose lands you invade. I will make all your enemies turn and run. 28I will send terror ahead of you to drive out the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites. 29But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals would multiply and threaten 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 peoples hear and tremble; anguish grips those who live in Philistia.
• Genesis 35:5As they set out, a terror from God spread over the people in all the towns of that area, so no one attacked Jacob’s family.
• Deuteronomy 2:25Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear.’”
• Deuteronomy 11:23Then the Lord will drive out all the nations ahead of you, though they are much greater and stronger than you, and you will take over their land.
• Joshua 2:9“I know the Lord has given you this land,” she told them. “We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror.
• 1 Samuel 14:15Suddenly, panic broke out in the Philistine army, both in the camp and in the field, including even the outposts and raiding parties. And just then an earthquake struck, and everyone was terrified.
• 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the clatter of speeding chariots and the galloping of horses and the sounds of a great army approaching. “The king of Israel has hired the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us!” they cried to one another.
• 2 Chronicles 14:14While they were at Gerar, they attacked all the towns in that area, and terror from the Lord came upon the people there. As a result, a vast amount of plunder was taken from these towns, too.
• Deuteronomy 7:23But the Lord your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed.
• Psalms 18:40You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated 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
• Seethe
• 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