The Meaning of Exodus 23:23 Explained

Exodus 23:23

KJV: For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.

YLT: 'For My messenger goeth before thee, and hath brought thee in unto the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, and I have cut them off.

Darby: For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites, the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will cut them off.

ASV: For mine angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: and I will cut them off.

Discover Exodus 23:23

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 23:23?

MEANING: What does Exodus 23:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 23:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 23:23?

What is the context of Exodus 23:23?

God’s Angel to Prepare the Way (Exodus 23:20-33)
A Promise of the Lord’s Presence (Exodus 23:20-33)
God Promises Help as the Israelis Enter Canaan (Exodus 23:20-33)
Conquest of Canaan Promised (Exodus 23:20-33)
The Angel and the Promises (Exodus 23:20-33)
Promises and Warnings (Exodus 23:20-33)
Reasons for Loyal Obedience (Exodus 23:20-33)
Conquest of the Land (Exodus 23:20-33)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.

What does Exodus 23:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 23:18-33 - Promise Of Entrance Into Canaan

This Angel must have been the Lord himself, for Stephen said expressly that the Angel was with Moses at the burning bush, where Jehovah revealed Himself, and the very ground was holy. Besides, we are told here that God's Name-i.e., His nature-was in Him. The Son of God, therefore, must have been the leader of that pilgrim-host, preceding the march, and preparing for their needs.

Notice that God would also send the hornet before His people, Exodus 23:28. The Presence, which is an Angel for God's children, becomes a hornet to the rebellious and ungodly. To one it is a savor of life, and to the other of death. The sun that bleaches linen white, tans the hands that expose it; the cloud which is light to Israel is thick darkness to Egypt. Grieve not the Holy One, who will overcome your enemies and satisfy your soul with goodness, if you will obey His voice. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 23

¹ Of slander, false witness, and partiality
⁴ Of charitableness
⁶ Of justice in judgment
⁸ Of taking bribes
⁹ Of oppressing a stranger
¹⁰ Of the year of rest
¹² Of the Sabbath
¹³ Of idolatry
¹⁴ Of the three feasts
¹⁸ Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice
²⁰ An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him

What do the individual words in Exodus 23:23 mean?

For will go My angel before you and bring you in to the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Canaanite the Hivite and the Jebusite and I will cut them off

כִּֽי־ יֵלֵ֣ךְ מַלְאָכִי֮ לְפָנֶיךָ֒ וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ אֶל־ הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י וְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י וְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו

יֵלֵ֣ךְ	will go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
מַלְאָכִי֮	My angel
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: מַלְאָךְ Sense: messenger, representative.
לְפָנֶיךָ֒	before you
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗	and bring you in
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙	the Amorite
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֱמֹרִי Sense: one of the peoples of east Canaan and beyond the Jordan, dispossessed by the Israelite incursion from Egypt.
וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י	and the Hittite
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִתִּי Sense: the nation descended from Heth, the 2nd son of Canaan; once inhabitants of central Anatolia (modern Turkey), later in north Lebanon.
וְהַפְּרִזִּי֙	and the Perizzite
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: פְּרִזִּי Sense: a people who inhabited southern Canaan prior to the conquest.
וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י	and the Canaanite
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: כִּנְעָן Sense: descendant of inhabitant of Canaan n.
הַחִוִּ֖י	the Hivite
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִוִּי Sense: 6th generation of descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham, who were living in northern Canaan near Mount Hermon at the time of the conquest.
וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י	and the Jebusite
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְבוּסִי Sense: descendants of the 3rd son of Canaan who lived in or around the site of Jebus, the early name for Jerusalem.
וְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו	and I will cut them off
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine singular Root: כָּחַד Sense: to hide, conceal, cut off, cut down, make desolate, kick.

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