Exodus 23:29 Go deeper

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I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לֹ֧אlo'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 Exodus 23:29 word 1

אֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuI will drive out it

Lemma: גָּרַשׁ (ga.rash) · Strong's: H1644G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)

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 23:29 word 2

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 Exodus 23:29 word 3

בְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.Nahin a year

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Exodus 23:29 word 4

אֶחָ֑ת'e.Chatone

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Exodus 23:29 word 5

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 Exodus 23:29 word 6

תִּהְיֶ֤הtih.Yehit should become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 23:29 word 7

הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Exodus 23:29 word 8

שְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.Maha waste

Lemma: שְׁמָמָה (she.ma.mah) · Strong's: H8077A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: devastation

Used 55 times. Also: Leviticus 26:33, Joshua 8:28, Isaiah 1:7, Isaiah 6:11, Isaiah 17:9, Isaiah 64:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8077A; TAHOT Exodus 23:29 word 9

וְרַבָּ֥הve.ra.Bahand it will become many

Lemma: רָבַב (ra.vav) · Strong's: H7231

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 6:1, Genesis 18:20, Deuteronomy 7:7, 1 Samuel 25:10, Job 35:6, Psalms 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7231; TAHOT Exodus 23:29 word 10

עָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaon 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 Exodus 23:29 word 11

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 Exodus 23:29 word 12

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: Leviticus 26:22, Deuteronomy 7:22, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Kings 4:39, 2 Kings 14:9, 2 Chronicles 25:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704I; TAHOT Exodus 23:29 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
drive them out	→	גָּרַשׁ H1644G to drive out: drive out
before you	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
in a single	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
year	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
otherwise	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
would become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
desolate	→	שְׁמָמָה H8077A devastation
and wild	→	שָׂדֶה H7704I land: wildlife
animals	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
would multiply	→	רָבַב H7231 to multiply
against you	→	עַל H5921A upon

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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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