Exodus 23:31

Euphrates Red Sea Sea of the Philistines

²⁹ I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.

³⁰ Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.

And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

³² You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.

³³ They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
KJV: 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.
WEB: I will set your border from the Red Sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you.
ASV: And I will set thy border from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto the River: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand: and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
DARBY: And I will set thy bounds from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto the river; for I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, that thou mayest dispossess them from before thee.
BLB: And I will set your border from the Red Sea and to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River. For I will give into your⁺ hands those dwelling in the land, and you shall drive them out from before your faces.

ÅB: Jeg vil la ditt lands grenser gå fra det Røde Hav til filistrenes hav[^1] og fra ørkenen til elven[^2]; for jeg vil gi landets innbyggere i deres hånd, og du skal jage dem bort fra deg.
OTB: "Jeg vil etablere dine grenser fra Rødehavet til Middelhavet, og fra ørkenen til Eufrat-elven. Jeg vil overgi landets innbyggere i din hånd, og du skal drive dem ut foran deg.
B1930: Jeg vil la ditt lands grenser gå fra det Røde Hav til filistrenes hav og fra ørkenen til elven; for jeg vil gi landets innbyggere i eders hånd, og du skal jage dem bort fra dig. / < Middelhavet.> < Eufrat.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
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Deuteronomy 11:24
Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
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Joshua 21:44
And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
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Numbers 34:3–15
Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,
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Joshua 1:4
Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.
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1 Kings 4:24
For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates —over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
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Joshua 24:18
And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because He is our God!”
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Psalms 72:8
May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
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