Numbers 33:52

“you shall dispossess all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and do away with all their carved stones, and all their molten images you shall do away with, and all their high places you shall destroy.”

Numbers 33:52 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 33:52, word by word

you shall dispossessהוֹרַשְׁתֶּםhorashtem

dispossess

To drive others out of their land.

Where else “horashtem” 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
from before youפְּנֵיpene

before

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

Where else “pene” appears
and do away withאִבַּדְתֶּםibadtem

destroy

To make someone or something disappear completely.

Where else “ibadtem” appears
their carved stonesמַשְׂכִּיֹּתָmaskiyota

carved figure

Image cut in stone for worship; a fine mount for a jewel.

Where else “maskiyota” appears
their moltenמַסֵּכֹתָmasechota

cast image

An idol made of melted metal.

Where else “masechota” appears
imagesצַלְמֵיtsalme

image

What shows what another is like; humans reflect God.

Where else “tsalme” appears
their high placesבָּמֹתָbamota

high place

An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.

Where else “bamota” appears
you shall destroyתַּשְׁמִידוּtashmidu

destroy

Destroy completely, exterminate.

Where else “tashmidu” appears

The context

51“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

52 · This verse (above)

53You shall take possession of the land and dwell in it, for to you I have given the land to possess it.

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