My terrorאֶת אֵימָתִיI will sendאֲשַׁלַּחbefore you,לְפָנֶיךָand I will throw into confusionוְהַמֹּתִיallאֶת כָּלthe peopleהָעָםamongבָּהֶםwhomאֲשֶׁרyou come,תָּבֹאand I will makeוְנָתַתִּיallאֶת כָּלyour enemiesאֹיְבֶיךָturn their backsעֹרֶףto you.אֵלֶיךָ
Exodus 23:27
Study it in the app“My terror I will send before you, and I will throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 23:27, word by word
- My terrorאֵימָתִemati
terror
A great fear.
Where else “emati” appears- I will sendאֲשַׁלַּחashalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “ashalach” appears- before youפָנֶיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- and I will throw into confusionהַמֹּתִיhamoti
throw into confusion
God strikes the enemy with panic.
Where else “hamoti” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- you comeתָּבֹאtavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” appears- and I will makeנָתַתִּיnatati
make
To make someone something: "I have made you a father".
Where else “natati” appears- your enemiesאֹיְבֶיoyve
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appears- turn their backsעֹרֶףoref
back
To show the nape, flee.
Where else “oref” appears
The context
26None shall miscarry or be barren in your land; the number of your days I will fulfill.
27 · This verse (above)
28I will send the hornet before you, and it will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you.