Exodus

Exodus 23:29

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.