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Exodus 23:20-33
Legacy Standard Bible
Exodus 23:20-33
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh Will Drive Out Israel’s Enemies
20 “Behold, I am going to send (A)an angel before you to keep you along the way and (B)to bring you into the place which I have prepared. 21 Keep watch of yourself before him and listen to his voice; (C)do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your transgression, since (D)My name is in him. 22 But if you truly listen to his voice and do all that I speak, then (E)I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. 23 (F)For My angel will go before you and bring you in to the land of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I will annihilate them. 24 (G)You shall not worship their gods, you shall not serve them, and you shall not do according to their deeds; (H)but you shall utterly pull them down and shatter their (I)sacred pillars in pieces. 25 (J)But you shall serve Yahweh your God, [a]and He will bless your bread and your water; and (K)I will remove sickness from your midst. 26 There shall be no one miscarrying or (L)barren in your land; (M)I will fulfill the number of your days. 27 I will (N)send My terror ahead of you and (O)throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will (P)make all your enemies [b]turn their backs to you. 28 And I will send (Q)hornets ahead of you so that they will (R)drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites before you. 29 (S)I will not drive them out before you in a single year, lest the land become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. 30 I will drive them out before you (T)little by little, until you become fruitful and take the land as an inheritance. 31 (U)And I will set your boundary from the [c]Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the [d]River; (V)for I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will (W)drive them out from before you. 32 (X)You shall cut no covenant with them (Y)or with their gods. 33 (Z)They shall not live in your land, lest they make you sin against Me; for if you serve their gods, (AA)it will surely be a snare to you.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Exodus 23:25 Or that He may bless
- Exodus 23:27 Lit offer their necks
- Exodus 23:31 Lit Sea of Reeds
- Exodus 23:31 The Euphrates River
Exodus 23:20-33
New International Version
Exodus 23:20-33
New International Version
God’s Angel to Prepare the Way
20 “See, I am sending an angel(A) ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.(B) 21 Pay attention to him and listen(C) to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive(D) your rebellion,(E) since my Name(F) is in him. 22 If you listen carefully to what he says and do(G) all that I say, I will be an enemy(H) to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you. 23 My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites,(I) and I will wipe them out. 24 Do not bow down before their gods or worship(J) them or follow their practices.(K) You must demolish(L) them and break their sacred stones(M) to pieces. 25 Worship the Lord your God,(N) and his blessing(O) will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness(P) from among you, 26 and none will miscarry or be barren(Q) in your land. I will give you a full life span.(R)
27 “I will send my terror(S) ahead of you and throw into confusion(T) every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.(U) 28 I will send the hornet(V) ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites(W) out of your way. 29 But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals(X) too numerous for you. 30 Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession(Y) of the land.
31 “I will establish your borders from the Red Sea[a] to the Mediterranean Sea,[b] and from the desert to the Euphrates River.(Z) I will give into your hands the people who live in the land, and you will drive them out(AA) before you. 32 Do not make a covenant(AB) with them or with their gods. 33 Do not let them live in your land or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare(AC) to you.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 23:31 Or the Sea of Reeds
- Exodus 23:31 Hebrew to the Sea of the Philistines
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