Deuteronomy 7:23

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

Deuteronomy 7:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 7:23, word by word

But 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.

Where else “elohe” appears
will deliver themנְתָנָnetana

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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before youפָנֶיfane

before

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

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and throw them intoהָמָhama

throw into confusion

God strikes the enemy with panic.

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greatגְדֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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confusionמְהוּמָהmehuma

confusion, panic

Confusion: disorder and panic that make an army flee.

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they are destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָhishamda

destroy

Destroy completely, exterminate.

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The context

22YHWH 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.

23 · This verse (above)

24He will deliver their kings into your hand, and you will make their name perish from under the heavens; no man will stand before you until you have destroyed them.

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