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Exodus 23:29

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.

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לֹ֧אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּagareshenvdrive awayגָּרַשׁverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “drive away”, an unfinished actionH1644to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorcecast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, [idiom] surely put away, trouble, thrust out.מִפָּנֶ֖יךָmipaneykhafrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…בְּשָׁנָ֣הbeshanahin yearשָׁנֶהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).אֶחָ֑תechatfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,פֶּןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.תִּהְיֶ֤הtihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.הָאָ֨רֶץ֙haaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.שְׁמָמָ֔הshemamahdesolateשְׁמָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desolate”, the ordinary formH8077devastation; figuratively, astonishment(laid, [idiom] most) desolate(-ion), waste.וְרַבָּ֥הverabahand aboundרַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and abound”, a completed action in a sequenceH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…עָלֶ֖יךָaleykhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…חַיַּ֥תchayatlifeחַיnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.הַשָּׂדֶֽהhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will not drive them out from before thee in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will not drive them out from before thee in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

I cast them not out from before thee in one year, lest the land be a desolation, and the beast of the field hath multiplied against thee;

World English Bible

I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the animals of the field multiply against you.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

I will not cast them out from thy face in one year: lest the land be brought into a wilderness, and the beasts multiply against thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I will not drive them out from before thee in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will not cast them out in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐκ ἐκβαλῶ αὐτοὺς ἐν ἐνιαυτῷ ἑνὶ, ἵνα μὴ γένηται ἡ γῆ ἔρημος, καὶ πολλὰ γένηται ἐπὶ σὲ τὰ θηρία τῆς γῆς.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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