Exodus 23:31

And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
set	וְשַׁתִּ֣י ve.sha.Ti	H7896	to place (in a very wide application) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
bounds	גְּבֻלְךָ֗ ge.vul.Kha	H1366	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Red	סוּף֙ suf	H5488	a reed · noun, masculine singular absolute
sea	מִיַּם mi.yam-	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
sea	יָ֣ם yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular construct
Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים pe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
desert	וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖ר u.mi.mid.Bar	H4057	a pasture (i.e. open field · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
river	הַנָּהָ֑ר ha.na.Har	H5104	a stream (including the sea · definite article + proper noun, a place name
deliver	אֶתֵּ֣ן 'e.Ten	H5414	to give · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י yo.she.Vei	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
land	הָאָ֔רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
hand	בְּיֶדְכֶ֗ם be.yed.Khem	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
out	וְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹ ve.ge.rash.Ta.mov	H1644	to drive out from a possession · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
before	מִפָּנֶֽיךָ mi.pa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 15:18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great ri…
Deuteronomy 11:24 Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates,…
Joshua 21:44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies b…
Numbers 34:3-15 Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of…
Joshua 1:4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea to…
Joshua 24:18 And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for…
1 Kings 4:24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and h…
Judges 1:4 And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:20–end

Three gracious promises are here made to Israel, to engage them to their duty and encourage them in it; and each of the promises has some needful precepts and cautions joined to it. I. It is here promised that they should be guided and kept in their way through the wilderness to the land of promise: Behold, I send an angel before thee (Exo 23:20), my angel (Exo 23:23), a created angel, say some, a minister of God's providence, employed in conducting and protecting the camp of Israel; that it might appear that God took a particular care of them, he appointed one of his chief servants to make it his business to attend them, and see that they wanted for nothing. Others suppose it to be the Son…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 23:29

I will not drive . . . out . . . in one year; lest the land become desolate--Many reasons recommend a gradual extirpation of the former inhabitants of Canaan. But only one is here specified--the danger lest, in the unoccupied grounds, wild beasts should inconveniently multiply; a clear proof that the promised land was more than sufficient to contain the actual population of the Israelites. Next: Exodus Chapter 24

Adam Clarke on Exodus 23:31

I will set thy bounds from the Red Sea - On the south-east, even unto the sea of the Philistines - the Mediterranean, on the north-west; and from the desert - of Arabia, or the wilderness of Shur, on the west, to the river - the Euphrates, on the north-east. Or in general terms, from the Euphrates on the east, to the Mediterranean Sea on the west; and from Mount Libanus on the north, to the Red Sea and the Nile on the south. This promise was not completely fulfilled till the days of David and Solomon. The general disobedience of the people before this time prevented a more speedy accomplishment; and their disobedience afterwards caused them to lose the possession. So, though all the promises…

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John Gill on Exodus 23:31

Dictionary and topics

Desert — (1.) Heb. midbar, “pasture-ground;” an open tract for pasturage; a common (Joel 2:22). The “backside of the desert” (Ex. 3:1) is the west of the desert, the region behind a man, as the east is the…
Euphrates — Hebrew, Perath; Assyrian, Purat; Persian cuneiform, Ufratush, whence Greek Euphrates, meaning “sweet water.” The Assyrian name means “the stream,” or “the great stream.” It is generally called in the…
Red Sea — The sea so called extends along the west coast of Arabia for about 1,400 miles, and separates Asia from Africa. It is connected with the Indian Ocean, of which it is an arm, by the Strait of…
River — (1.) Heb. ‘aphik, properly the channel or ravine that holds water (2 Sam. 22:16), translated “brook,” “river,” “stream,” but not necessarily a perennial stream (Ezek. 6:3; 31:12; 32:6; 34:13). (2.)…
Sea — The sea, yam, is used in Scripture to denote—
Sea, The — (Heb. yam), signifies (1) “the gathering together of the waters,” the ocean (Gen. 1:10); (2) a river, as the Nile (Isa. 19:5), the Euphrates (Isa. 21:1; Jer. 51:36); (3) the Red Sea (Ex. 14:16, 27;…
Canaan · According to the promise — According to the promise
Canaanites · Territory of — Territory of
Deserts · Mentioned in scripture: Arabian or great desert — Mentioned in scripture: Arabian or great desert
Euphrates · The eastern limit of the kingdom of Israel — The eastern limit of the kingdom of Israel
Euphrates, The · Called: The river — Called: The river
Land · Original title to, from God

Exodus 23:31

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 23:29

Adam Clarke on Exodus 23:31

John Gill on Exodus 23:31

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 23:31

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 23:29

Adam Clarke on Exodus 23:31

John Gill on Exodus 23:31

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 23:31–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 23:20–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 23:31

Rashi on Exodus 23:31