Exodus 23:31

Euphrates Red Sea Sea of the Philistines

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.

³⁰ By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.

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.

³² Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

³³ They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

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
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
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Deuteronomy 11:24
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
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Joshua 21:44
And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
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Numbers 34:3–15
Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
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Joshua 1:4
From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
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1 Kings 4:24
For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
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Joshua 24:18
And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.
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Psalms 72:8
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
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