The Meaning of Exodus 23:26 Explained

Exodus 23:26

KJV: There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

YLT: there is not a miscarrying and barren one in thy land; the number of thy days I fulfil:

Darby: There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days will I fulfil.

ASV: There shall none cast her young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

There shall nothing cast their young,  nor be barren,  in thy land:  the number  of thy days  I will fulfil. 

What does Exodus 23:26 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 23:26 mean?

No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land - the number of your days I will fulfill
לֹ֥א תִהְיֶ֛ה מְשַׁכֵּלָ֥ה וַעֲקָרָ֖ה בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָ אֶת־ מִסְפַּ֥ר יָמֶ֖יךָ אֲמַלֵּֽא

לֹ֥א  No 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִהְיֶ֛ה  one  shall 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
מְשַׁכֵּלָ֥ה  suffer  miscarriage 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, feminine singular
Root: מְשַׁכֶּלֶת 
Sense: to be bereaved, make childless, miscarry.
וַעֲקָרָ֖ה  or  be  barren 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: עָקָר  
Sense: barren, sterile.
בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָ  in  your  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מִסְפַּ֥ר  the  number 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִסְפָּר  
Sense: number, tale.
יָמֶ֖יךָ  of  your  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
אֲמַלֵּֽא  I  will  fulfill 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.