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I will give into your hands the people who live in the land, and you will drive them out before you. <a href="/nlt/exodus/23.htm">New Living Translation</a> And I will fix your boundaries from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the eastern wilderness to the Euphrates River. I will hand over to you the people now living in the land, and you will drive them out ahead of you. <a href="/esv/exodus/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> And I will set your border from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates, for I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you. <a href="/bsb/exodus/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/exodus/23.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/23.htm">New King James Version</a> And I will set your bounds from the Red Sea to the sea, Philistia, and from the desert to the River. For I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I will set your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River; for I will hand over the inhabitants of the land to you, and you will drive them out from you. <a href="/nasb/exodus/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you. <a href="/lsb/exodus/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I will set your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River; for I will give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out from before you. <a href="/amp/exodus/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines (the Mediterranean), and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will hand over the residents of the land to you, and you shall drive them out before you. <a href="/csb/exodus/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will set your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River. For I will place the inhabitants of the land under your control, and you will drive them out ahead of you. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will set your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River. For I will place the inhabitants of the land under your control, and you will drive them out ahead of you. <a href="/asv/exodus/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/exodus/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will see that your borders reach from the Red Sea to the Euphrates River and from the Mediterranean Sea to the desert. I will let you defeat the people who live there, and you will force them out of the land. <a href="/erv/exodus/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/exodus/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and from the Sinai Desert to the Euphrates River. I will put the people living in the land under your control, and you will force them out of your way. <a href="/gnt/exodus/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will make the borders of your land extend from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Mediterranean Sea and from the desert to the Euphrates River. I will give you power over the inhabitants of the land, and you will drive them out as you advance. <a href="/isv/exodus/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> "I'll set your borders from the Reed Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the River, bringing the inhabitants of the land under your control, and you are to drive them out ahead of you. <a href="/msb/exodus/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/exodus/23.htm">NET Bible</a> I will set your boundaries from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the River, for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you. <a href="/nheb/exodus/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will set your border from the Sea at the End 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. <a href="/wbt/exodus/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. <a href="/web/exodus/23.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have set your border from the Red Sea, even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River; for I give the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you have cast them out from before you. <a href="/ylt/exodus/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And I have set thy border from the Red Sea, even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto the River: for I give into your hand the inhabitants of the land, and thou hast cast them out from before thee; <a href="/slt/exodus/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I put thy bounds from the sea of sedge, and even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert even to the river: for I will give into your hand those inhabiting the land, and thou drove them out from before thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will set thy bounds from the Red Sea to the sea of the Palestines, and from the desert to the river: I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hands, and will drive them out from before you. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then I will set your limits to be from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Palestinians, and from the desert all the way to the river. I will deliver into your hands the inhabitants of the land, and I will cast them out from your sight. <a href="/nabre/exodus/23.htm">New American Bible</a> I will set your boundaries from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates; all who dwell in this land I will hand over to you and you shall drive them out before you. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will set your borders from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates; for I will hand over to you the inhabitants of the land, and you shall drive them out before you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will set your boundaries from the Red Sea as far as the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the river Euphrates; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hands; and you shall destroy them. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall make your borders from the Sea of Reeds and unto the Sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness and unto the river, because I deliver the dwellers of the land into your hands and you will destroy them.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/exodus/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will set thy borders from the Red Sea, to the sea of the Phylistines, and from the wilderness to the great river Euphrates; and I will give into your hand those that dwell in the land, and will cast them out from thee. <a href="/parallel/exodus/23-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=6001" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/23.htm">God's Angel to Lead</a> …30Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land. 31<a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896: wə·šat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To put, set. A primitive root; to place.">And I will establish</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇul·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">your borders</a> <a href="/hebrew/5488.htm" title="5488: sūp̄ (N-ms) -- Reeds, rushes. Probably of Egyptian origin; a reed, especially the papyrus.">from the Red</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: mî·yam- (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">Sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yām (N-msc) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">the Sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: pə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">of the Philistines,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: ū·mim·miḏ·bār (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">and from the desert</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: han·nā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">the Euphrates.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the inhabitants</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yeḏ·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into your hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1644.htm" title="1644: wə·ḡê·raš·tā·mōw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To drive out, cast out. A primitive root; to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce.">and you will drive them out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pā·ne·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you.</a> 32You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> 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— <a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Deuteronomy 11:24</a> 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. <a href="/joshua/1-4.htm">Joshua 1:4</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">1 Kings 4:21</a> And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. <a href="/2_chronicles/9-26.htm">2 Chronicles 9:26</a> He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. <a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Numbers 34:3-12</a> 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, / cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon, / where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea. ... <a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13-20</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. / You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance. / This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, ... <a href="/psalms/72-8.htm">Psalm 72:8</a> May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. <a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12</a> In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one. <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Amos 6:14</a> For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.” <a href="/zechariah/9-10.htm">Zechariah 9:10</a> And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Matthew 4:8</a> Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a> And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. <a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a> For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. <a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9-10</a> By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will set your bounds from the Red sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and you shall drive them out before you.I will set<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> 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:<a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Numbers 34:3-15</a> 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: … <a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Deuteronomy 11:24</a> 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.deliver the<a href="/numbers/21-34.htm">Numbers 21:34</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.<a href="/deuteronomy/3-2.htm">Deuteronomy 3:2</a> And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.<a href="/joshua/8-7.htm">Joshua 8:7,18</a> Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/19-12.htm">Border</a> <a href="/exodus/16-35.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/micah/7-11.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/exodus/19-23.htm">Bounds</a> <a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/exodus/19-2.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/exodus/23-30.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/genesis/36-37.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/genesis/36-37.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/exodus/23-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/exodus/22-18.htm">Live</a> <a href="/exodus/18-19.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/exodus/13-17.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/exodus/21-16.htm">Power</a> <a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/17-5.htm">River</a> <a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/exodus/23-29.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/exodus/19-2.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/25-11.htm">Border</a> <a href="/exodus/34-24.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/numbers/21-13.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/numbers/35-26.htm">Bounds</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-26.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-38.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/exodus/33-2.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-9.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/exodus/40-8.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/exodus/24-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/exodus/33-20.htm">Live</a> <a href="/exodus/24-12.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/joshua/13-2.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Power</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Red</a> <a href="/numbers/22-5.htm">River</a> <a href="/exodus/25-5.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/exodus/29-14.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-38.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 23</div>1. <a href="/exodus/23-1.htm">Of slander, false witness, and partiality</a> 4. <a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Of charitableness</a> 6. <a href="/exodus/23-6.htm">Of justice in judgment</a> 8. <a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Of taking bribes</a> 9. <a href="/exodus/23-9.htm">Of oppressing a stranger</a> 10. <a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Of the year of rest</a> 12. <a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Of the Sabbath</a> 13. <a href="/exodus/23-13.htm">Of idolatry</a> 14. <a href="/exodus/23-14.htm">Of the three feasts</a> 18. <a href="/exodus/23-18.htm">Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice</a> 20. <a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Red Sea, known for the miraculous parting during the Exodus, marks the southern boundary. The Sea of the Philistines refers to the Mediterranean Sea, indicating the western boundary. This promise reflects God's covenant with Abraham in <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a>, where similar boundaries are mentioned. The Philistines were a significant presence in the coastal regions, often in conflict with Israel, as seen in the stories of Samson and David. This promise of land signifies God's intention to provide a secure and prosperous homeland for His people.and from the desert to the Euphrates The desert likely refers to the Negev or the wilderness areas to the south and east of Canaan. The Euphrates River, a major waterway in the ancient Near East, marks the northeastern boundary. This expansive territory was never fully realized by Israel, except perhaps during the reigns of David and Solomon, indicating a future fulfillment. The mention of the Euphrates connects to the Abrahamic covenant, emphasizing God's faithfulness and the vastness of His promise. This boundary also symbolizes the extent of God's provision and protection.For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand This phrase assures divine intervention in the conquest of the Promised Land. The inhabitants refer to the Canaanite nations occupying the land. God's promise to deliver them into Israel's hand underscores His sovereignty and the fulfillment of His covenant promises. This divine assistance is a recurring theme in the conquest narratives, such as the fall of Jericho in <a href="/joshua/6.htm">Joshua 6</a>. It highlights the necessity of reliance on God's power rather than human strength.and you will drive them out before you This statement implies human responsibility in cooperation with divine action. While God promises to deliver the inhabitants, the Israelites are tasked with driving them out, indicating a partnership between divine sovereignty and human agency. This command also reflects the need for Israel to maintain purity and avoid the idolatrous practices of the Canaanites, as warned in <a href="/deuteronomy/7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-5</a>. The driving out of the inhabitants serves as a type of spiritual warfare, foreshadowing the Christian's battle against sin and the need for holiness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who are being promised a specific land by God. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_red_sea.htm">The Red Sea</a> A significant body of water marking the starting point of the Israelites' journey from Egypt. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sea_of_the_philistines.htm">The Sea of the Philistines</a> Likely referring to the Mediterranean Sea, marking the western boundary of the promised land. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_desert.htm">The Desert</a> Refers to the wilderness areas, possibly the Negev, marking the southern boundary. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_euphrates_river.htm">The Euphrates River</a> A major river in the Middle East, marking the northeastern boundary of the promised land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a> God is sovereign over all nations and faithfully fulfills His promises. Trust in His timing and plan. <a href="/topical/b/boundaries_and_identity.htm">Boundaries and Identity</a> The establishment of boundaries is significant for identity and security. Reflect on the spiritual boundaries God sets for our lives. <a href="/topical/d/divine_assistance_in_overcoming_obstacles.htm">Divine Assistance in Overcoming Obstacles</a> God promises to deliver the inhabitants into the Israelites' hands. Trust in God's help to overcome personal and spiritual challenges. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> The Israelites are called to drive out the inhabitants. Obedience to God's commands is crucial for receiving His promises. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance.htm">Spiritual Inheritance</a> Just as the Israelites received a physical inheritance, believers have a spiritual inheritance in Christ. Reflect on what this means for your life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 23</a> <a href="/q/how_do_skeptics_view_precise_borders.htm">How do skeptics address the scientific plausibility of defining such precise borders in a largely nomadic context described elsewhere in the Pentateuch?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_scholars_say_exodus_14_means_reed_sea.htm">Why do some scholars argue that Exodus 14 refers to the Reed Sea rather than the Red Sea, creating a contradiction in traditional interpretations?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_israelite_king_ruled_'sea_to_sea'.htm">If Psalm 72:8 predicts dominion “from sea to sea,” why doesn’t history confirm any Israelite king ruling so extensively?</a> <a href="/q/what_happens_in_exodus.htm">What events occur in the biblical book of Exodus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) Thy bounds.--Those whose highest notion of prophecy identifies it with advanced human foresight naturally object to Moses having foretold the vast extent of empire which did not take place till the days of David and Solomon. It is impossible, however, to understand this passage in any other way than as an assignment to Israel of the entire tract between the Desert, or "Wilderness of the Wanderings," and the Euphrates on the one hand, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea on the other. "The River" (han-nahar) has no other meaning in the Pentateuch than "the Euphrates." And this was exactly the extent to which the dominions of Israel reached under Solomon, as we see from the description in Kings and Chronicles (<a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm" title="And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.">1Kings 4:21</a>; <a href="/1_kings/4-24.htm" title="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.">1Kings 4:24</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/9-26.htm" title="And he reigned over all the kings from the river even to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.">2Chronicles 9:26</a>). It had, according to Moses (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm" title="In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:">Genesis 15:18</a>), been already indicated with tolerable precision in the original promise made to Abraham.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 31. - And I will set thy bounds from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines. This passage by itself would be sufficient to confute Dr. Brugsch's notion, that the Yam Suph (or "Red Sea" of our translators) is the Lake Serbonis, which is a part of the Mediterranean or "Sea of the Philistines," and cannot stand in contrast with it. The "Sea of the Philistines" and the "Red Sea" mark the boundaries of the Holy Land East and West, as the "Desert" and the "River" (Euphrates) do its boundaries North and South. That Moses here lays down those wide limits which were only reached 400 years later, in the time of David and Solomon, and were then speedily lost, can surprise no one who believes in the prophetic gift, and regards Moses as one of the greatest of the Prophets. The tract marked out by these limits had been already promised to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a>). Its possession by Solomon is distinctly recorded in <a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">1 Kings 4:21, 24</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/9-26.htm">2 Chronicles 9:26</a>. As Solomon was "a man of peace," we must ascribe the acquisition of this wide empire to David. (Compare <a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3-14</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6-19</a>.) The river (han-nahar) is in the Pentateuch always the Euphrates. The Nile is ha-y' or. A powerful kingdom established in Syria is almost sure to extend its influence to the Euphrates. I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand. Compare <a href="/joshua/21-44.htm">Joshua 21:44</a>, for the first fulfilment of this prophecy. Its complete fulfilment was reserved for the time of David. Thou shalt drive them out. The mass of the Canaanites were no doubt "driven out" rather than exterminated. They retired northwards, and gave strength to the great Hittite kingdom which was for many centuries a formidable antagomst of the Egyptian and Assyrian empties. CHAPTER 23:32-33 <a href="/commentaries/exodus/23-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And I will fix וְשַׁתִּ֣י (wə·šat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7896.htm">Strong's 7896: </a> To put, set your borders גְּבֻלְךָ֗ (gə·ḇul·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed from the Red סוּף֙ (sūp̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5488.htm">Strong's 5488: </a> A reed, the papyrus Sea מִיַּם־ (mî·yam-) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin to וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the Sea יָ֣ם (yām) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin of the Philistines, פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia and from the desert וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖ר (ū·mim·miḏ·bār) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the [Euphrates]. הַנָּהָ֑ר (han·nā·hār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> A stream, prosperity For כִּ֣י ׀ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I will deliver אֶתֵּ֣ן (’et·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set the inhabitants יֹשְׁבֵ֣י (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry into your hand, בְּיֶדְכֶ֗ם (bə·yeḏ·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand and you will drive them out וְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹ (wə·ḡê·raš·tā·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1644.htm">Strong's 1644: </a> To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce before you. מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ (mip·pā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">OT Law: Exodus 23:31 I will set your border (Exo. 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