I will setוְשַׁתִּיyour borderאֶת גְּבֻלְךָfrom the Seaמִיַּםof Reedsסוּףtoוְעַדthe seaיָםof the Philistines,פְּלִשְׁתִּיםand from the wildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּרtoעַדthe River,הַנָּהָרforכִּיI will giveאֶתֵּןinto your handבְּיֶדְכֶםthe inhabitantsאֵת יֹשְׁבֵיof the land,הָאָרֶץand you shall drive them outוְגֵרַשְׁתָּמוֹfrom before you.מִפָּנֶיךָ
Exodus 23:31
Study it in the app“I will set your border from the Sea of Reeds to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River, for I will give into your hand the inhabitants of the land, and you shall drive them out from before you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 23:31, word by word
- I will setשַׁתִּיshati
put
To station something somewhere; sow enmity.
Where else “shati” appears- your borderגְּבֻלְgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- from the Seaיַּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- of Reedsסוּףsuf
reed
Tall shore plants; "the Sea of Rushes".
Where else “suf” appears- of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appears- and from the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- the Riverנָּהָרnahar
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nahar” appears- I will giveאֶתֵּןeten
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “eten” appears- into your handיֶדְyed
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yed” appears- the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- and you shall drive them outגֵרַשְׁתָּgerashta
drive out
To force someone out of their home or land.
Where else “gerashta” appears- from before youפָּנֶיpane
presence
Literally "the face": being before someone, face to face.
Where else “pane” appears
Translation note
“The River” is the Euphrates (Genesis 15:18). The sea of the Philistines is the Mediterranean.
The context
30Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you increase and take possession of the land.
31 · This verse (above)
32You shall not make a covenant with them or with their gods.