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Exodus 23:23

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For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will annihilate them.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 23

This chapter continues and concludes the acts that passed in the first session (if I may so call it) upon mount Sinai. Here are, I. Some laws of universal obligation, relating especially to the ninth commandment, against bearing false witness (Exo 23:1), and giving false judgment (Exo 23:2, Exo 23:3, Exo 23:6-8). Also a law of doing good to our enemies (Exo 23:4, Exo 23:5), and not oppressing strangers (Exo 23:9). II. Some laws peculiar to the Jews. The sabbatical year (Exo 23:10, Exo 23:11), the three annual feasts (Exo 23:14-17), with some laws pertaining thereto. III. Gracious promises of the completing of the mercy God had begun for them, upon condition of their obedience. That God would conduct them through the wilderness (Exo 23:20-24), that he would prosper all they had (Exo 23:25, Exo 23:26), that he would put them in possession of Canaan (Exo 23:27-31). But they must not mingle themselves with the nations (Exo 23:32, Exo 23:33).

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Strong's Concordancev. 23

מֲלְאָךְ (mălʼâk, H4397) — a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) יָלַךְ (yâlak, H3212) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) פָּנִים (pânîym, H6440) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and… בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) אֱמֹרִי (ʼĔmôrîy, H567) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes חִתִּי (Chittîy, H2850) — a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth פְּרִזִּי (Pᵉrizzîy, H6522) — a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes כְּנַעַנִי (Kᵉnaʻanîy, H3669) — a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing… חִוִּי (Chivvîy, H2340) — a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine יְבוּסִי (Yᵉbûwçîy, H2983) — a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus כָּחַד (kâchad, H3582) — to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy

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Exodus 3:17rank 2

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