Deuteronomy 6:19
Deuteronomy 6:19 in Multiple Translations
driving out all your enemies before you, as the LORD has said.
To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.
to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken.
To send out from before you all those who are against you.
He will drive out all your enemies ahead of you, just as he said.
To cast out all thine enemies before thee, as the Lord hath sayd.
to drive away all thine enemies from thy presence, as Jehovah hath spoken.
to thrust out all your enemies from before you, as the LORD has spoken.
To cast out all thy enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.
That he would destroy all thy enemies before thee, as he hath spoken.
He will do that by expelling your enemies from that land, just like he promised to do.
Berean Amplified Bible — Deuteronomy 6:19
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Deuteronomy 6:19 Interlinear (Deep Study)
BIB
HEB
לַ/הֲדֹ֥ף
אֶת
כָּל
אֹיְבֶ֖י/ךָ
מִ/פָּנֶ֑י/ךָ
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר
דִּבֶּ֥ר
יְהוָֽה
לַ/הֲדֹ֥ף
Hâdaph
H1920
to thrust
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
Obj.
DirObjM
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
N-ms
אֹיְבֶ֖י/ךָ
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
V-Qal | Suff
מִ/פָּנֶ֑י/ךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
Prep | N-cp | Suff
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
Prep | Rel
דִּבֶּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
V-Piel-Perf-3ms
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
The Lord
N-proper
Hebrew Word Study
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Hebrew Word Reference — Deuteronomy 6:19
לַ/הֲדֹ֥ף
Hâdaph
H1920
"to thrust"
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a
To thrust means to push away or down, as seen in the Bible when driving out or expelling someone, like in the book of Leviticus.
Definition: 1) to thrust, push, drive, cast away, cast out, expel, thrust away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to thrust, push 1a2) to drive out, thrust out 1a3) to depose
Usage: Occurs in 11 OT verses. KJV: cast away (out), drive, expel, thrust (away). See also: Numbers 35:20; 2 Kings 4:27; Proverbs 10:3.
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
"Obj."
DirObjM
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Definition: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
Usage: Occurs in 6782 OT verses. KJV: (as such unrepresented in English). See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 10:8; Genesis 19:21.
כָּל
kôl
H3605
"all"
N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
אֹיְבֶ֖י/ךָ
ʼôyêb
H341
"enemy"
V-Qal | Suff
This Hebrew word means enemy or adversary, referring to someone who hates or opposes another person or nation. It is used to describe personal or national enemies in the Bible.
Definition: 1) (Qal) enemy 1a) personal 1b) national
Usage: Occurs in 275 OT verses. KJV: enemy, foe. See also: Genesis 22:17; 2 Samuel 22:1; Psalms 3:8.
מִ/פָּנֶ֑י/ךָ
pânîym
H6440
"face"
Prep | N-cp | Suff
This word means face or presence, like being in front of someone or something. It's used in many contexts, like in Genesis, Exodus, and Psalms, to describe interactions and relationships.
Definition: : face 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Usage: Occurs in 1891 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you. See also: Genesis 1:2; Genesis 43:31; Exodus 30:16.
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
"which"
Prep | Rel
This Hebrew word is a conjunction that connects ideas and events in the Bible, like in the book of Genesis, where it's used to describe the relationship between God and His creation.
Definition: A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when
Usage: Occurs in 4440 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 20:9; Genesis 31:16.
דִּבֶּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
"to speak"
V-Piel-Perf-3ms
To speak or communicate, like God speaking to Moses in Exodus or a king commanding his people. It can also mean to promise or warn someone.
Definition: : speak/tell/command 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight
Usage: Occurs in 1049 OT verses. KJV: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work. See also: Genesis 8:15; Exodus 12:25; Leviticus 23:9.
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
"The Lord"
N-proper
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.
Study Notes — Deuteronomy 6:19
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Context — The Greatest Commandment
17You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.
18Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may be well with you and that you may enter and possess the good land that the LORD your God swore to give your fathers,
19driving out all your enemies before you, as the LORD has said.
20In the future, when your son asks, “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?” 21then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Numbers 33:52–53 | you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places. You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. |
| 2 | Exodus 23:28–30 | I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way. I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you. Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land. |
| 3 | Judges 3:1–4 | These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan, if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly: the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath. These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses. |
| 4 | Judges 2:1–3 | Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done? So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.” |
Deuteronomy 6:19 Summary
This verse is a promise from God that He will help the Israelites defeat their enemies and take possession of the Promised Land, as He had promised them (Deuteronomy 1:8, Exodus 23:31). It reminds us that God is faithful and powerful, and that we can trust in Him to help us overcome our own challenges and struggles (Psalms 23:4, 2 Corinthians 2:14). Just as the Israelites were called to trust in God's power and faithfulness, we can do the same today, knowing that He is our Rock and our Deliverer (Psalms 18:2, 2 Samuel 22:2-3). By trusting in God's promises and faithfulness, we can experience His goodness and faithfulness in our own lives.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean to drive out all our enemies before us?
This phrase refers to God's promise to give the Israelites victory over the nations that inhabited the Promised Land, as seen in Deuteronomy 7:1 and Exodus 23:31, and it serves as a reminder of God's power and faithfulness to His people.
How does this verse relate to our lives as Christians today?
While this specific promise was given to the Israelites, the principle of trusting in God's power and faithfulness remains relevant for us today, as seen in Psalms 23:4 and 2 Corinthians 2:14, where God is our Shepherd and the One who leads us in triumph.
What is the significance of the phrase 'as the LORD has said'?
This phrase emphasizes the importance of trusting in God's Word and promises, as seen in Deuteronomy 6:17-18 and Numbers 23:19, where God's faithfulness and truth are highlighted.
How can we apply this verse to our daily struggles and challenges?
We can apply this verse by trusting in God's power and faithfulness, just as the Israelites were called to do, and by remembering that He is our Rock and our Deliverer, as seen in Psalms 18:2 and 2 Samuel 22:2-3.
Reflection Questions
- What are some 'enemies' that I face in my own life, and how can I trust in God's power to overcome them?
- In what ways can I demonstrate my trust in God's promises and faithfulness, just as the Israelites were called to do?
- How can I balance my own efforts and actions with trust in God's sovereignty and power, as seen in this verse?
- What are some ways that I can 'possess the good land' that God has promised me, and how can I trust in His goodness and faithfulness?
- How can I use this verse to encourage and strengthen my brothers and sisters in Christ, who may be facing their own struggles and challenges?
Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 6:19
To cast out all thine enemies from before thee,.... This the Lord promised, and as it seems with an oath, that he would do for them; drive out their enemies, and make way for the settlement of them
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 6:19
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Cambridge Bible on Deuteronomy 6:19
19. to thrust out, etc.] The Heb. is used of this event only here and Deuteronomy 9:4 (Sg.); also in the deuteronomic Joshua 23:5. as Jehovah hath spoken] Exodus 23:27 ff.
Sermons on Deuteronomy 6:19
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Drive It Out - Obedience Brings Life by Shane Idleman | Shane Idleman passionately delivers a message titled 'Drive It Out - Obedience Brings Life,' emphasizing that true obedience to God stems from love and loyalty, not legalism. He hi |
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The Vanguard and Rereward of the Church by C.H. Spurgeon | In this sermon, the preacher begins by describing the victory of Zion over its oppressors, emphasizing the power of God in saving and freeing the people. The sermon then shifts to |
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God's Hornets by C.H. Spurgeon | C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes that God sends His own forces, likened to 'hornets', to prepare the way for His people, ensuring their victory over adversaries without direct confrontatio |
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The Glory of Israel Fades Away by George Warnock | George Warnock discusses the decline of Israel's glory after they settled in Canaan, emphasizing their failure to fully obey God's command to destroy the idolatrous nations. This c |
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Bible Survey - Judges by Peter Hammond | Peter Hammond preaches on the Book of Judges, highlighting the themes of the faithfulness of the Covenant-keeping God and the unfaithfulness of the Covenant-breaking people. The bo |
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The Eternal God the Refuge of His Saints by J.C. Philpot | J.C. Philpot preaches on the eternal God being our refuge and the everlasting arms underneath us, promising to thrust out the enemy before us and charging us to destroy them. He ex |
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(Through the Bible) Judges 1-7 by Chuck Smith | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the book of Judges in the Bible. He highlights the recurring pattern of the Israelites turning away from God and falling into oppression, onl |