Exod 23:23-28 : 23 {
"verseID": "Exodus.23.23",
"source": "כִּֽי־יֵלֵ֣ךְ מַלְאָכִי֮ לְפָנֶיךָ֒ וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ אֶל־הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י וְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י וְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃",
"text": "For-*yēlēk* *malʾākî* before-you and-*hĕbîʾăkā* to-the-*ʾĕmōrî* and-the-*ḥittî* and-the-*pĕrizzî* and-the-*kĕnaʿănî* the-*ḥiwwî* and-the-*yĕbûsî* and-*hikḥadtîw*",
"grammar": {
"*yēlēk*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will go/walk",
"*malʾākî*": "noun masculine singular with 1st person common singular suffix - my messenger/angel",
"*hĕbîʾăkā*": "hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix with waw consecutive (functions as imperfect) - he will bring you",
"*ʾĕmōrî*": "proper noun, gentilic masculine singular - Amorite",
"*ḥittî*": "proper noun, gentilic masculine singular - Hittite",
"*pĕrizzî*": "proper noun, gentilic masculine singular - Perizzite",
"*kĕnaʿănî*": "proper noun, gentilic masculine singular - Canaanite",
"*ḥiwwî*": "proper noun, gentilic masculine singular - Hivite",
"*yĕbûsî*": "proper noun, gentilic masculine singular - Jebusite",
"*hikḥadtîw*": "hiphil perfect 1st person common singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I will destroy him"
},
"variants": {
"*yēlēk*": "will go/walk/proceed",
"*malʾākî*": "my messenger/my angel/my envoy",
"*hĕbîʾăkā*": "he will bring you/lead you/bring you in",
"*hikḥadtîw*": "I will destroy him/cut him off/annihilate him"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Exodus.23.24",
"source": "לֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤ה לֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א תָֽעָבְדֵ֔ם וְלֹ֥א תַעֲשֶׂ֖ה כְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם כִּ֤י הָרֵס֙ תְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔ם וְשַׁבֵּ֥ר תְּשַׁבֵּ֖ר מַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "Not-*tištaḥăweh* to-*ʾĕlōhêhem* and-not *tāʿobdēm* and-not *taʿăśeh* as-*maʿăśêhem* for *hārēs* *tĕhārĕsēm* and-*šabbēr* *tĕšabbēr* *maṣṣēbōtêhem*",
"grammar": {
"*tištaḥăweh*": "hishtaphel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - bow down/prostrate yourself",
"*ʾĕlōhêhem*": "noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their gods",
"*tāʿobdēm*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - serve/worship them",
"*taʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - do/make",
"*maʿăśêhem*": "noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their deeds/practices",
"*hārēs tĕhārĕsēm*": "qal infinitive absolute + piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - emphatic construction: 'you shall utterly destroy them'",
"*šabbēr tĕšabbēr*": "piel infinitive absolute + piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - emphatic construction: 'you shall utterly shatter'",
"*maṣṣēbōtêhem*": "noun feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sacred pillars/standing stones"
},
"variants": {
"*tištaḥăweh*": "bow down/prostrate yourself/worship",
"*tāʿobdēm*": "serve/worship/work for them",
"*maʿăśêhem*": "their deeds/practices/customs/works",
"*hārēs tĕhārĕsēm*": "you shall utterly destroy them/completely demolish them",
"*šabbēr tĕšabbēr*": "you shall utterly shatter/completely break in pieces",
"*maṣṣēbōtêhem*": "their sacred pillars/standing stones/monuments"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Exodus.23.25",
"source": "וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗ם אֵ֚ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם וּבֵרַ֥ךְ אֶֽת־לַחְמְךָ֖ וְאֶת־מֵימֶ֑יךָ וַהֲסִרֹתִ֥י מַחֲלָ֖ה מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "And-*ʿăbadtem* *ʾēt* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem* and-*bērak* *ʾet*-*laḥmĕkā* and-*ʾet*-*mêmeykā* and-*hăsirōtî* *maḥălāh* from-*qirbĕkā*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿăbadtem*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural with waw consecutive (functions as imperative) - you shall serve",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God",
"*bērak*": "piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive (functions as imperfect) - he will bless",
"*laḥmĕkā*": "noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your bread/food",
"*mêmeykā*": "noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your water",
"*hăsirōtî*": "hiphil perfect 1st person common singular with waw consecutive (functions as imperfect) - I will remove",
"*maḥălāh*": "noun feminine singular - sickness/disease",
"*qirbĕkā*": "noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your midst"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăbadtem*": "you shall serve/worship/work for",
"*bērak*": "he will bless/favor/enrich",
"*laḥmĕkā*": "your bread/food/sustenance",
"*hăsirōtî*": "I will remove/take away/turn aside",
"*maḥălāh*": "sickness/disease/illness",
"*qirbĕkā*": "your midst/among you/from within you"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Exodus.23.26",
"source": "לֹ֥א תִהְיֶ֛ה מְשַׁכֵּלָ֥ה וַעֲקָרָ֖ה בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָ אֶת־מִסְפַּ֥ר יָמֶ֖יךָ אֲמַלֵּֽא׃",
"text": "Not *tihyeh* *mĕšakkēlāh* and-*ʿăqārāh* in-*ʾarṣĕkā* *ʾet*-*mispar* *yāmeykā* *ʾămallēʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - will be",
"*mĕšakkēlāh*": "piel participle feminine singular - miscarrying/bereaving",
"*ʿăqārāh*": "adjective feminine singular - barren/sterile",
"*ʾarṣĕkā*": "noun feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your land",
"*mispar*": "noun masculine singular construct - number of",
"*yāmeykā*": "noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your days",
"*ʾămallēʾ*": "piel imperfect 1st person common singular - I will fulfill/complete"
},
"variants": {
"*mĕšakkēlāh*": "miscarrying/bereaving/causing loss of children",
"*ʿăqārāh*": "barren/sterile/unable to bear",
"*ʾămallēʾ*": "I will fulfill/complete/fill up/satisfy"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Exodus.23.27",
"source": "אֶת־אֵֽימָתִי֙ אֲשַׁלַּ֣ח לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְהַמֹּתִי֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּבֹ֖א בָּהֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֧י אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶ֛יךָ אֵלֶ֖יךָ עֹֽרֶף׃",
"text": "*ʾEt*-*ʾêmātî* *ʾăšallaḥ* before-you and-*hammōtî* *ʾet*-all-the-*ʿām* which *tābōʾ* in-them and-*nātattî* *ʾet*-all-*ʾōyĕbekā* to-you *ʿōrep*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾêmātî*": "noun feminine singular with 1st person common singular suffix - my terror/dread",
"*ʾăšallaḥ*": "piel imperfect 1st person common singular - I will send",
"*hammōtî*": "qal perfect 1st person common singular with waw consecutive (functions as imperfect) - I will confuse/confound",
"*ʿām*": "noun masculine singular - people/nation",
"*tābōʾ*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will come/enter",
"*nātattî*": "qal perfect 1st person common singular with waw consecutive (functions as imperfect) - I will give",
"*ʾōyĕbekā*": "qal participle masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your enemies",
"*ʿōrep*": "noun masculine singular - neck/back of neck"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾêmātî*": "my terror/dread/fear",
"*ʾăšallaḥ*": "I will send/dispatch/let loose",
"*hammōtî*": "I will confuse/confound/throw into panic",
"*nātattî ʾet-kol-ʾōyĕbekā ʾēleykā ʿōrep*": "I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you/I will cause your enemies to flee from you"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Exodus.23.28",
"source": "וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥י אֶת־הַצִּרְעָ֖ה לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְגֵרְשָׁ֗ה אֶת־הַחִוִּ֧י אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י וְאֶת־הַחִתִּ֖י מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "And-*šālaḥtî* *ʾet*-the-*ṣirʿāh* before-you and-*gērĕšāh* *ʾet*-the-*ḥiwwî* *ʾet*-the-*kĕnaʿănî* and-*ʾet*-the-*ḥittî* from-before-you",
"grammar": {
"*šālaḥtî*": "qal perfect 1st person common singular with waw consecutive (functions as imperfect) - I will send",
"*ṣirʿāh*": "noun feminine singular - hornet/wasp",
"*gērĕšāh*": "piel perfect 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive (functions as imperfect) - it will drive out",
"*ḥiwwî*": "proper noun, gentilic masculine singular - Hivite",
"*kĕnaʿănî*": "proper noun, gentilic masculine singular - Canaanite",
"*ḥittî*": "proper noun, gentilic masculine singular - Hittite"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣirʿāh*": "hornet/wasp/terror (possibly metaphorical)",
"*gērĕšāh*": "it will drive out/expel/cast out"
}
}