Exodus 23:31
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.”
יָם
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
יָשַׁב
the inhabitants of
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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גְּבוּל
border/ your
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גְּבוּל
properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
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נָתַן
I will give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
the Philistines
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
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סוּף
reeds
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סוּף
a reed, especially the papyrus
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