Deuteronomy 7:22

“YHWH your Elohim will clear away these nations from before you little by little; you will not be able to finish them off quickly, lest the animals of the field multiply against you.”

Deuteronomy 7:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 7:22, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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will clear awayנָשַׁלnashal

drive out

To drive peoples from their land.

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theseאֵלel

these

These, those.

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nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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from before youפָּנֶיpane

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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littleמְעַטmeat

few

A small amount: few in number, or a short time.

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be ableתוּכַלtuchal

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

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to finish them offכַּלֹּתָkalota

destroy

To put an end to something, destroy it.

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quicklyמַהֵרmaher

quickly

Quickly, in haste.

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the animalsחַיַּתchayat

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

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of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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multiplyתִּרְבֶּהtirbe

multiply

To grow in number.

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The context

21Do not be terrified of them, for YHWH your Elohim is in your midst, a great and fearsome El.

22 · This verse (above)

23But YHWH your Elohim will deliver them before you and throw them into great confusion until they are destroyed.

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