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.”
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- 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 King James Version
The Angel and the Promises
20 (A)“Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. 21 Beware of Him and obey His voice; (B)do not provoke Him, for He will (C)not pardon your transgressions; for (D)My name is in Him. 22 But if you indeed obey 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 (G)bring you in to the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will [a]cut them off. 24 You shall not (H)bow down to their gods, nor serve them, (I)nor do according to their works; (J)but you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down their sacred pillars.
25 “So you shall (K)serve the Lord your God, and (L)He will bless your bread and your water. And (M)I will take sickness away from the midst of you. 26 (N)No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will (O)fulfill the number of your days.
27 “I will send (P)My fear before you, I will (Q)cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. 28 And (R)I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before you. 29 (S)I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. 30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land. 31 And (T)I will set your [b]bounds from the Red Sea to the sea, Philistia, and from the desert to the [c]River. For I will (U)deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you. 32 (V)You shall make no [d]covenant with them, nor with their gods. 33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, (W)it will surely be a snare to you.”
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- Exodus 23:23 annihilate them
- Exodus 23:31 boundaries
- Exodus 23:31 Heb. Nahar, the Euphrates
- Exodus 23:32 treaty
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