Numbers

Numbers 33:55

⁵⁵But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you do not	לֹ֨א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
drive out	תוֹרִ֜ישׁוּ	ṯō·w·rî·šū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the land	הָאָרֶץ֮	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
before you	מִפְּנֵיכֶם֒	mip·pə·nê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
those	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you allow to remain	תּוֹתִ֣ירוּ	tō·w·ṯî·rū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3498 remain over
will become	וְהָיָה֙	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
barbs	לְשִׂכִּים֙	lə·śik·kîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H7899 thorn
in your eyes	בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם	bə·‘ê·nê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural	H5869 eye
and thorns	וְלִצְנִינִ֖ם	wə·liṣ·nî·nim	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H6796 thorn, prick
in your sides	בְּצִדֵּיכֶ֑ם	bə·ṣid·dê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6654 side
they will harass	וְצָרֲר֣וּ	wə·ṣā·ră·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
you in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָאָ֕רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
where	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתֶּ֖ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
settle	יֹשְׁבִ֥ים	yō·šə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

Cross-references

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Judges 2:3 · Psalm 106:34–36 · Joshua 23:12–13 · Deuteronomy 7:16 · Exodus 23:33 · Deuteronomy 7:4 · Judges 1:21–36 · Ezekiel 28:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.