Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
I will send my fear before you, putting to flight all the people to whom you come; all those who are against you will go in flight, turning their backs before you.
New American Standard Bible
I will
King James Version
I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
Holman Bible
“I will cause the people ahead of you to feel terror
International Standard Version
"I'll go ahead of you and terrorize all the people to whom you are coming. I'll confuse your enemies and make them turn their backs on you and run away.
A Conservative Version
I will send my terror before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shall come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs to thee.
American Standard Version
I will send my terror before thee, and will discomfit all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
Amplified
I will send My terror ahead of you, and I will throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you [in flight].
Darby Translation
I will send my fear before thee, and confound every people to which thou comest, and will make all thine enemies turn their back to thee.
Julia Smith Translation
I will send my terror before thee and I killed all the people which thou shalt come to them; and I gave all thine enemies the back to thee.
King James 2000
I will send my fear before you, and will destroy all the people to whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs unto you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'I will release my terror before you, and I will throw into confusion all the people against whom you come, and I will {make all your enemies turn their back to you}.
Modern King James verseion
I will send My fear before you, and will destroy all the people to whom you shall come. And I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will send my fear before thee and will kill all the people whither thou shalt go. And I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee,
NET Bible
"I will send my terror before you, and I will destroy all the people whom you encounter; I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
New Heart English Bible
I will send my terror before you, and will confuse all the people to whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
The Emphasized Bible
My terror, will I send before thee, and will confound all the people amongst whom thou shalt come, and will deliver up all thine enemies unto thee as they flee.
Webster
I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thy enemies turn their backs to thee.
World English Bible
I will send my terror before you, and will confuse all the people to whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
Youngs Literal Translation
My terror I send before thee, and I have put to death all the people among whom thou comest, and I have given the neck of all thine enemies unto thee.
Interlinear
Shalach
Paniym
Hamam
Nathan
`oreph
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 23:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Reasons For Loyal Obedience
26 All your animals will give birth without loss, not one will be without young in all your land; I will give you a full measure of life. 27 I will send my fear before you, putting to flight all the people to whom you come; all those who are against you will go in flight, turning their backs before you. 28 I will send hornets before you, driving out the Hivite and the Canaanite and the Hittite before your face.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 2:25
From now on I will put the fear of you in all peoples under heaven, who, hearing of you, will be shaking with fear and grief of heart because of you.
Deuteronomy 7:23
But the Lord your God will give them up into your hands, overpowering them till their destruction is complete.
Genesis 35:5
So they went on their journey: and the fear of God was on the towns round about, so that they made no attack on the sons of Jacob.
Psalm 18:40
By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
Exodus 15:14-16
Hearing of you the peoples were shaking in fear: the people of Philistia were gripped with pain.
Deuteronomy 11:23
Then the Lord will send these nations in flight before you, and you will take the lands of nations greater and stronger than yourselves.
Deuteronomy 11:25
All people will give way before you: for the Lord your God will put the fear of you on all the land through which you go, as he has said.
Joshua 2:9-11
And said to them, It is clear to me that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has come on us;
1 Samuel 14:15
And there was great fear in the tents and in the field and among all the men of the armed force, and the attackers were shaking with fear; even the earth was moved with a great shaking and there was a fear as from God.
2 Kings 7:6
For the Lord had made the sound of carriages and horses, and the noise of a great army, come to the ears of the Aramaeans, so that they said to one another, Truly, the king of Israel has got the kings of the Hittites and of the Egyptians for a price to make an attack on us.
2 Chronicles 14:14
And they overcame all the towns round Gerar, because the Lord sent fear on them; and they took away their goods from the towns, for there were stores of wealth in them.