Exodus 23:23

כִּֽי־יֵלֵ֣ךְ מַלְאָכִי֮ לְפָנֶיךָ֒ וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ אֶל־הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י וְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י וְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃

For My angel will go before you and bring you to the Emori, the Ḥitti, the Perizzi, the Kenaʿani, the Ḥiwwi, and the Yevusi, and I will annihilate them.

Morphology

1. כִּֽי (ki) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces the reason or explanation.
2. יֵלֵ֣ךְ (yelekh) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “Will go”; Notes: Indicates future action.
3. מַלְאָכִי֮ (malʾakhi) – Root: מלאך (m-l-ʾ-k); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 1cs suffix; Translation: “My angel”; Notes: Refers to the messenger sent by God.
4. לְפָנֶיךָ֒ (lefanekha) – Root: פנים (p-n-y-m); Form: Preposition with 2ms suffix; Translation: “Before you”; Notes: Indicates guidance or leadership.
5. וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ (veheviʾakha) – Root: בוא (b-ʾ-w); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Hiphil, Perfect, 3ms with 2ms suffix; Translation: “And bring you”; Notes: Denotes causative action.
6. אֶל־הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ (el-haʾemori) – Root: אמור (ʾ-m-r); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “To the Amorites”; Notes: Refers to one of the Canaanite peoples.
7. וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י (vehakhitti) – Root: חת (ḥ-t); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “And the Hittites”; Notes: Another group among the Canaanite peoples.
8. וְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ (vehaprizzi) – Root: פרז (p-r-z); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “And the Perizzites”; Notes: Refers to a specific tribe.
9. וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י (vehakenaʿani) – Root: כנע (k-n-ʿ); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “And the Kenaʿani”; Notes: General term for the inhabitants of Kenaʿan.
10. הַחִוִּ֖י (hachiwi) – Root: חוי (ḥ-w-y); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “The Hivites”; Notes: Another tribe among the Canaanite peoples.
11. וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י (vehayevusi) – Root: יבוס (y-b-w-s); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “And the Yebusites”; Notes: Refers to a tribe associated with Jerusalem.
12. וְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃ (vehikhadtiw) – Root: כחד (k-ḥ-d); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Hiphil, Perfect, 1cs with 3ms suffix; Translation: “And I will annihilate them”; Notes: Expresses divine judgment.