Exodus 23:28 Go deeper
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And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. (KJV)
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וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.Tiand I will send
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Exodus 23:28 word 1
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 Exodus 23:28 word 2
הַצִּרְעָ֖הha.tzir.'Ahthe hornet
Lemma: צִרְעָה (tsir.ah) · Strong's: H6880
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: hornet
Used 3 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:20, Joshua 24:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6880; TAHOT Exodus 23:28 word 3
לְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> 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 Exodus 23:28 word 4
וְגֵרְשָׁ֗הve.ge.re.Shahand it will drive out
Lemma: גָּרַשׁ (ga.rash) · Strong's: H1644G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpq3fs)
Meaning: to drive out: drive out
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:14, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:11, Exodus 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1644G; TAHOT Exodus 23:28 word 5
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 Exodus 23:28 word 6
הַחִוִּ֧יha.chi.Vithe Hivite[s]
Lemma: חִוִּי (chiv.vi) · Strong's: H2340
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Hivite
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 10:17, Genesis 34:2, Genesis 36:2, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2340; TAHOT Exodus 23:28 word 7
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 Exodus 23:28 word 8
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.Nithe Canaanite[s]
Lemma: כְּנַעֲנִי (ke.na.a.ni) · Strong's: H3669A
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Canaanite
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:19, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3669A; TAHOT Exodus 23:28 word 9
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 Exodus 23:28 word 10
הַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.Tithe Hittite[s]
Lemma: חִתִּי (chit.ti) · Strong's: H2850
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Hittite
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 15:20, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 25:9, Genesis 26:34, Genesis 36:2, Genesis 49:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2850; TAHOT Exodus 23:28 word 11
מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ\׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khafrom to 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 Exodus 23:28 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will send | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| the hornet | → | צִרְעָה H6880 hornet |
| before you | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| to drive | → | גָּרַשׁ H1644G to drive out: drive out |
| the Hivites | → | חִוִּי H2340 Hivite |
| and Canaanites | → | כְּנַעֲנִי H3669A Canaanite |
| and Hittites | → | חִתִּי H2850 Hittite |
| out of your way | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
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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