Exodus 23:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I will not driveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ
(a·ga·re·shen·nu)
1644: to drive out, cast outa prim. root
them out before 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
you in a singleאֶחָ֑ת
(e·chat;)
259: onea prim. card. number
year,בְּשָׁנָ֣ה
(be·sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
that the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
may not becomeתִּהְיֶ֤ה
(tih·yeh)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
desolateשְׁמָמָ֔ה
(she·ma·mah,)
8077: devastation, wastefrom shamem
and the beasts 
 
2421b: living thing, animalfrom chayah
of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃
(has·sa·deh.)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
become 
 
7231: to be or become many or mucha prim. root
tooעָלֶ֖יךָ
(a·lei·cha)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
numerous 
 
7231: to be or become many or mucha prim. root
for you. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
I will not drive them out
garash  (gaw-rash')
to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce -- cast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, surely put away, trouble, thrust out.
from before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the 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.)
thee in one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
year
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
lest the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
become desolate
shmamah  (shem-aw-maw')
devastation; figuratively, astonishment -- (laid, most) desolate(-ion), waste.
and the beast
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
of the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
multiply
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
against thee
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I will not drive them out before you in a single year, that the land may not become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will not drive them out ahead of you in a single year; otherwise, the land would become desolate, and wild animals would multiply against you.

International Standard Version
I won't drive them out before you in a single year, so that the land does not become desolate and so that wild animals do not overrun you.

NET Bible
I will not drive them out before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild animals multiply against you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will not force them out of your way in one year. Otherwise, the land would be deserted, and wild animals would take over.

King James 2000 Bible
I will not drive them out from before you in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against you.
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