Exodus
Exodus 23:29–30
29I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you. 30Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.
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Exodus 23:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will not | לֹ֧א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| drive them out | אֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ | ’ă·ḡā·rə·šen·nū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H1644 drive out, cast out |
| before you | מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ | mip·pā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| in a single | אֶחָ֑ת | ’e·ḥāṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| year | בְּשָׁנָ֣ה | bə·šā·nāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| otherwise | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| the land | הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| would become | תִּהְיֶ֤ה | tih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| desolate | שְׁמָמָ֔ה | šə·mā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H8077 a devastation, waste |
| and wild | הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| animals | חַיַּ֥ת | ḥay·yaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| would multiply | וְרַבָּ֥ה | wə·rab·bāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H7231 be or become, many, much |
| against you | עָלֶ֖יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
Exodus 23:30
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little | מְעַ֥ט | mə·‘aṭ | Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| by little | מְעַ֛ט | mə·‘aṭ | Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| I will drive them out | אֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ | ’ă·ḡā·rə·šen·nū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H1644 drive out, cast out |
| ahead of you | מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ | mip·pā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| until | עַ֚ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| you become fruitful | תִּפְרֶ֔ה | tip̄·reh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful |
| and possess | וְנָחַלְתָּ֖ | wə·nā·ḥal·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5157 get or take as a possession |
| the land | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 23:29 Deuteronomy 7:22 · Judges 3:1–4 · Joshua 17:12–13 · Joshua 16:10 · Joshua 15:63
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.