Exodus 34:24

For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
out	אוֹרִ֤ישׁ 'o.Rish	H3423	to occupy (by driving out previous tenants · verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular
nations	גּוֹיִם֙ go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · noun, common masculine plural absolute
before	מִפָּנֶ֔יךָ mi.pa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
enlarge	וְהִרְחַבְתִּ֖י ve.hir.chav.Ti	H7337	to broaden (intransitive or transitive · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
borders	גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ ge.vu.Le.kha	H1366	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
man	אִישׁ֙ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
desire	יַחְמֹ֥ד yach.Mod	H2530	to delight in · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
land	אַרְצְךָ֔ 'ar.tze.Kha	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
up	בַּעֲלֹֽתְךָ֗ ba.'a.lo.te.Kha	H5927	to ascend · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
appear	לֵרָאוֹת֙ le.ra.'Ot	H7200	to see · preposition + verb, niphal infinitive construct
before	פְּנֵי֙ pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
thrice	פְּעָמִ֖ים pe.'a.Mim	H6471	a stroke · noun, common masculine plural absolute
year	בַּשָּׁנָֽה ba.sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 78:55 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
Exodus 33:2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and t…
Deuteronomy 12:20 When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to…
1 Chronicles 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be wit…
Proverbs 16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Acts 18:10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
Genesis 35:5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
Exodus 23:27-31 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 34:18-27

Here is a repetition of several appointments made before, especially relating to their solemn feasts. When they had made the calf, they proclaimed a feast in honour of it; now, that they might never do so again, they are here charged with the observance of the feasts which God had instituted. Note, Men need not be drawn from their religion by the temptation of mirth, for we serve a Master that has abundantly provided for the joy of his servants: serious godliness is a continual feast, and joy in God always. I. Once a week they must rest (Exo 34:21), even in earing time, and in harvest, the most busy times of the year. All worldly business must give way to that holy rest; harvest-work will pr…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:9

he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us--On this proclamation, he, in the overflowing benevolence of s heart, founded an earnest petition for the Divine Presence being continued with the people; and God was pleased to give His favorable answer to Moses' intercession by a renewal of His promise under the form of a covenant, repeating the leading points that formed the conditions of the former national compact.

Adam Clarke on Exodus 34:24

Neither shall any man desire thy land - What a manifest proof was this of the power and particular providence of God! How easy would it have been for the surrounding nations to have taken possession of the whole Israelitish land, with all their fenced cities, when there were none left to protect them but women and children! Was not this a standing proof of the Divine origin of their religion, and a barrier which no deistical mind could possibly surmount! Thrice every year did God work an especial miracle for the protection of his people; controlling even the very desires of their enemies, that they might not so much as meditate evil against them. They who have God for their protector have a…

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John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Festivals, Religious — There were daily (Lev. 23), weekly, monthly, and yearly festivals, and great stress was laid on the regular observance of them in every particular (Num. 28:1-8; Ex. 29:38-42; Lev. 6:8-23; Ex. 30:7-9;…
Passover — The name given to the chief of the three great historical annual festivals of the Jews. It was kept in remembrance of the Lord’s passing over the houses of the Israelites (Ex. 12:13) when the first…
Feasts, The Anniversary · The land divinely protected during — The land divinely protected during

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 34:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 34:18-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:9

Adam Clarke on Exodus 34:24

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 34:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 34:18-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:9

Adam Clarke on Exodus 34:24

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 34:22-25

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 34:17-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 34:24

Rashi on Exodus 34:24