Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 7:21–22

²¹Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.

²²The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.

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Deuteronomy 7:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be terrified	תַעֲרֹ֖ץ	ṯa·‘ă·rōṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6206 cause to tremble, tremble
by them	מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם	mip·pə·nê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
who	בְּקִרְבֶּ֔ךָ	bə·qir·be·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
a great	גָּד֖וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
and awesome	וְנוֹרָֽא׃	wə·nō·w·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3372 fear
God	אֵ֥ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god

Deuteronomy 7:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
will drive out	וְנָשַׁל֩	wə·nā·šal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5394 slip or drop off
these	הָאֵ֛ל	hā·’êl	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H411 these, those
nations	הַגּוֹיִ֥ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
before you	מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ	mip·pā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
little	מְעַ֣ט	mə·‘aṭ	Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
by little	מְעָ֑ט	mə·‘āṭ	Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
You will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be enabled	תוּכַל֙	ṯū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to eliminate them	כַּלֹּתָ֣ם	kal·lō·ṯām	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
all at once	מַהֵ֔ר	ma·hêr	Adverb	H4118 hurrying, in a hurry
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
the wild	הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
animals	חַיַּ֥ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
would multiply	תִּרְבֶּ֥ה	tir·beh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
around you	עָלֶ֖יךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height

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Deuteronomy 7:21 Deuteronomy 10:17 · Nehemiah 1:5 · Nehemiah 9:32 · Joshua 3:10 · Nehemiah 4:14 · Isaiah 8:9–10 · 2 Chronicles 32:8 · 1 Samuel 4:8 · Zechariah 2:10–11 · Zechariah 12:2–5 · 1 Corinthians 14:25 · Psalm 46:5

Deuteronomy 7:22 Exodus 23:29–30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.