Exodus 23:29
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
חַי
the animals of
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חַי
Life, living. Chay. The quality of being alive. The same root as Chayim, life in its fullness. God breathed chay into Adam's nostrils and he became a living soul.
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עַל
on/ you
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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פֵּן
lest
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פֵּן
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
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גָּרַשׁ
I will drive out/ it
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גָּרַשׁ
to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
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שְׁמָמָה
a waste
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שְׁמָמָה
devastation; figuratively, astonishment
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