1 Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not raise H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- a false H7723 (שָׁוְא) — evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also…
- report H8088 (שֵׁמַע) — something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience
- put H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- not thine hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- with the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- to be an unrighteous H2555 (חָמָס) — violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain
- witness H5707 (עֵד) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not follow H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- a multitude H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- neither shalt thou speak H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- in a cause H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
- to decline H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- many H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- to wrest H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
3 neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Neither shalt thou countenance H1921 (הָדַר) — to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proud
- a poor H1800 (דַּל) — properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- man in his cause H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
4 If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If thou meet H6293 (פָּגַע) — to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
- thine enemy’s H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- ox H7794 (שׁוֹר) — a bullock (as a traveller)
- or his donkey H2543 (חֲמוֹר) — a male ass (from its dun red)
- going astray H8582 (תָּעָה) — to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
- thou shalt surely H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- bring it back H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- to him again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release it with him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If thou see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- the donkey H2543 (חֲמוֹר) — a male ass (from its dun red)
- of him that hateth H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- thee lying H7257 (רָבַץ) — to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
- under his burden H4853 (מַשָּׂא) — a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire
- and wouldest forbear H2308 (חָדַל) — properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
- to help H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- him, thou shalt surely H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- help H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
6 Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not wrest H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- the judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- of thy poor H34 (אֶבְיוֹן) — destitute
- in his cause H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Keep thee far H7368 (רָחַק) — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
- from a false H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- matter H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- and the innocent H5355 (נָקִי) — innocent
- and righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- slay H2026 (הָרַג) — to smite with deadly intent
- thou not: for I will not justify H6663 (צָדַק) — to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
- the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
8 And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And thou shalt take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- no gift H7810 (שַׁחַד) — a donation (venal or redemptive)
- for the gift H7810 (שַׁחַד) — a donation (venal or redemptive)
- blindeth H5786 (עָוַר) — to blind
- the wise H6493 (פִּקֵּחַ) — clear-sighted; figuratively, intelligent
- and perverteth H5557 (סָלַף) — properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert
- the words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of the righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
9 And a sojourner shalt thou not oppress: for ye know the heart of a sojourner, seeing ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Also thou shalt not oppress H3905 (לָחַץ) — properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress
- a stranger H1616 (גֵּר) — properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
- for ye know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- the heart H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- of a stranger H1616 (גֵּר) — properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
- seeing H3588 (כִּי) — (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- ye were strangers H1616 (גֵּר) — properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
- in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the increase thereof:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And six H8337 (שֵׁשׁ) — six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- thou shalt sow H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- thy land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and shalt gather H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- in the fruits H8393 (תְּבוּאָה) — income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
11 but the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie fallow; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beast of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But the seventh H7637 (שְׁבִיעִי) — seventh
- thou shalt let it rest H8058 (שָׁמַט) — to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit
- and lie H5203 (נָטַשׁ) — properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject,…
- still; that the poor H34 (אֶבְיוֹן) — destitute
- of thy people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- may eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- and what they leave H3499 (יֶתֶר) — properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
- the beasts H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- shall eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- In like manner thou shalt deal H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- with thy vineyard H3754 (כֶּרֶם) — a garden or vineyard
- with thy oliveyard H2132 (זַיִת) — an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry
12 Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Six H8337 (שֵׁשׁ) — six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth
- days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- thou shalt do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- thy work H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- and on the seventh H7637 (שְׁבִיעִי) — seventh
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- thou shalt rest H7673 (שָׁבַת) — to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
- that thine ox H7794 (שׁוֹר) — a bullock (as a traveller)
- and thine donkey H2543 (חֲמוֹר) — a male ass (from its dun red)
- may rest H5117 (נוּחַ) — to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, pl…
- and the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of thy handmaid H519 (אָמָה) — a maid-servant or female slave
- and the stranger H1616 (גֵּר) — properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
- may be refreshed H5314 (נָפַשׁ) — to breathe; passively, to be breathed upon , i.e. (figuratively) refreshed (as if by a current of air)
13 And in all things that I have said unto you take ye heed: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- that I have said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto you be circumspect H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- and make no mention H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- of the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- of other H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- neither let it be heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- out H5921 (עַל) — above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- of thy mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
14 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- times H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- thou shalt keep a feast H2287 (חָגַג) — properly, to move in a circle, i.e. (specifically) to march in a sacred procession, to observe a festival; by implication, to be giddy
- unto me in the year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
15 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep: seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib (for in it thou camest out from Egypt); and none shall appear before me empty:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- the feast H2282 (חַג) — a festival, or a victim therefor
- of unleavened bread H4682 (מַצָּה) — properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Pa…
- thou shalt eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- unleavened bread H4682 (מַצָּה) — properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Pa…
- seven H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- as I commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- thee, in the time appointed H4150 (מוֹעֵד) — properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite…
- of the month H2320 (חֹדֶשׁ) — the new moon; by implication, a month
- Abib H24 (אָבִיב) — green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
- for in it thou camest out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- from Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- and none shall appear H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- me empty H7387 (רֵיקָם) — emptily; figuratively (objective) ineffectually, (subjective) undeservedly
16 and the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labors, which thou sowest in the field: and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labors out of the field.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the feast H2282 (חַג) — a festival, or a victim therefor
- of harvest H7105 (קָצִיר) — severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)
- the firstfruits H1061 (בִּכּוּר) — the first-fruits of the crop
- of thy labours H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- which thou hast sown H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- in the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- of ingathering H614 (אָסִיף) — gathered, i.e. (abstractly) a gathering in of crops
- in the end H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- of the year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- when thou hast gathered H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- in thy labours H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- out of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- times H6471 (פַּעַם) — a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
- in the year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- all thy males H2138 (זָכוּר) — a male (of man or animals)
- shall appear H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the Lord H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my feast remain all night until the morning.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not offer H2076 (זָבַח) — to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
- the blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- of my sacrifice H2077 (זֶבַח) — properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
- with leavened bread H2557 (חָמֵץ) — ferment, (figuratively) extortion
- neither shall the fat H2459 (חֶלֶב) — fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
- of my sacrifice H2282 (חַג) — a festival, or a victim therefor
- remain H3885 (לוּן) — to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
- until the morning H1242 (בֹּקֶר) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
19 The first of the first-fruits of thy ground thou shalt bring into the house of Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The first H7225 (רֵאשִׁית) — the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
- of the firstfruits H1061 (בִּכּוּר) — the first-fruits of the crop
- of thy land H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- thou shalt bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- Thou shalt not seethe H1310 (בָּשַׁל) — properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen
- a kid H1423 (גְּדִי) — a young goat (from browsing)
- in his mother’s H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- milk H2461 (חָלָב) — milk (as the richness of kine)
20 Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, I send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- an Angel H4397 (מַלְאָךְ) — a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- thee, to keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- thee in the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and to bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- thee into the place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- which I have prepared H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
21 Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Beware H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- of H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- him, and obey H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- his voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- provoke H4843 (מָרַר) — to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)
- him not; for he will not pardon H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- your transgressions H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- for my name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- in him H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
22 But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But if thou shalt indeed H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- obey H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- his voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- and do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- all that I speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- then I will be an enemy H340 (אָיַב) — to hate (as one of an opposite tribe or party); hence to be hostile
- unto thine enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- and an adversary H6887 (צָרַר) — to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
- unto thine adversaries H6696 (צוּר) — to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile)
23 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For mine Angel H4397 (מַלְאָךְ) — a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
- shall go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- thee, and bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- thee in unto the Amorites H567 (אֱמֹרִי) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- and the Hittites H2850 (חִתִּי) — a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth
- and the Perizzites H6522 (פְּרִזִּי) — a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- and the Canaanites H3669 (כְּנַעַנִי) — a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)
- the Hivites H2340 (חִוִּי) — a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine
- and the Jebusites H2983 (יְבוּסִי) — a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus
- and I will cut them off H3582 (כָּחַד) — to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy
24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works; but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and break in pieces their pillars.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not bow down H7812 (שָׁחָה) — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
- to their gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- nor serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- them, nor do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- after their works H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- but thou shalt utterly H2040 (הָרַס) — to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
- overthrow H2040 (הָרַס) — to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
- them, and quite H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
- break down H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
- their images H4676 (מַצֵּבָה) — something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
25 And ye shall serve Jehovah your God, and he will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And ye shall serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- your God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- and he shall bless H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- thy bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- and thy water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- and I will take H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- sickness H4245 (מַחֲלֶה) — sickness
- away H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- from the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
26 There shall none cast her young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- There shall nothing cast their young H7921 (שָׁכֹל) — properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively)
- nor be barren H6135 (עָקָר) — sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs)
- in thy land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- the number H4557 (מִסְפָּר) — a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
- of thy days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- I will fulfil H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
27 I will send my terror before thee, and will discomfit all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- my fear H367 (אֵימָה) — fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- thee, and will destroy H2000 (הָמַם) — properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroy
- all the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- to whom thou shalt come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and I will make H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- all thine enemies H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- turn their backs H6203 (עֹרֶף) — the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)
28 And I will send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- hornets H6880 (צִרְעָה) — a wasp (as stinging)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- thee, which shall drive out H1644 (גָּרַשׁ) — to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
- the Hivite H2340 (חִוִּי) — a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine
- the Canaanite H3669 (כְּנַעַנִי) — a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)
- and the Hittite H2850 (חִתִּי) — a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth
- from before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
29 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will not drive them out H1644 (גָּרַשׁ) — to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
- from before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- thee in one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- lest the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- become desolate H8077 (שְׁמָמָה) — devastation; figuratively, astonishment
- and the beast H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- multiply H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- By little H4592 (מְעַט) — a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
- and little H4592 (מְעַט) — a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
- I will drive them out H1644 (גָּרַשׁ) — to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
- from before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- thee, until thou be increased H6509 (פָּרָה) — to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)
- and inherit H5157 (נָחַל) — to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
31 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will set H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- thy bounds H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
- from the Red H5488 (סוּף) — a reed, especially the papyrus
- sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- even unto the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- of the Philistines H6430 (פְּלִשְׁתִּי) — a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
- and from the desert H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- unto the river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- for I will deliver H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- the inhabitants H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- into your hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- and thou shalt drive them out H1644 (גָּרַשׁ) — to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
32 Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt make H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- no covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- with them, nor with their gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They shall not dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in thy land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- lest they make thee sin H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- against me: for if thou serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- their gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- it will surely be a snare H4170 (מוֹקֵשׁ) — a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)