Deuteronomy 7:22 Go deeper
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And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. (KJV)
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וְנָשַׁל֩ve.na.Shaland he will clear away
Lemma: נָשַׁל (na.shal) · Strong's: H5394
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to slip
Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Deuteronomy 7:1, Deuteronomy 19:5, Deuteronomy 28:40, Joshua 5:15, 2 Kings 16:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5394; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 1
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 2
אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 4
הַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.Yimthe nations
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 5
הָאֵ֛לha.'El<the> these
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0411
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 26:3, Genesis 26:4, Leviticus 18:27, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0411; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 6
מִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khafrom before you
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 7
מְעַ֣טme.'Atlittle
Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: little
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 8
מְעָ֑טme.'Atlittle
Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: little
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 9
לֹ֤אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 10
תוּכַל֙tu.Khalyou will be able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 11
כַּלֹּתָ֣םka.lo.Tamto make an end of them
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to end: finish
Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 2:2, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 18:33, Genesis 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3615G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 12
מַהֵ֔רma.Herquickly
Lemma: מַהֵר (ma.her) · Strong's: H4118B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: quickly
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 32:8, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 7:4, Deuteronomy 9:3, Deuteronomy 9:12, Deuteronomy 9:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4118B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 13
פֶּן\־pen-lest
Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: lest
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 14
תִּרְבֶּ֥הtir.Behit should increase
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 15
עָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khawith you
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 16
חַיַּ֥תchai.Yat[the] animal[s] of
Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: living thing
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 17
הַשָּׂדֶֽה\׃ha.sa.Dehthe field
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: land: wildlife
Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 23:29, Leviticus 26:22, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Kings 4:39, 2 Kings 14:9, 2 Chronicles 25:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 7:22 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| will drive out | → | נָשַׁל H5394 to slip |
| these | → | אֵל H0411 these |
| nations | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| before you | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| little | → | מְעַט H4592 little |
| by little | → | מְעַט H4592 little |
| You will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be enabled | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| to eliminate them | → | כָּלָה H3615G to end: finish |
| all at once | → | מַהֵר H4118B quickly |
| or | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| the wild | → | שָׂדֶה H7704I land: wildlife |
| animals | → | חַיָּה H2416C living thing |
| would multiply | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| around you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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