The Meaning of Numbers 33:55 Explained

Numbers 33:55

KJV: But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

YLT: And if ye do not dispossess the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it hath been, those whom ye let remain of them, are for pricks in your eyes, and for thorns in your sides, and they have distressed you on the land in which ye are dwelling,

Darby: But if ye will not dispossess the inhabitants of the land from before you, those that ye let remain of them shall be thorns in your eyes, and pricks in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land wherein ye dwell.

ASV: But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then shall those that ye let remain of them be as pricks in your eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 33:55?

MEANING: What does Numbers 33:55 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 33:55 mean?

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What is the context of Numbers 33:55?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them [shall be] pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

What does Numbers 33:55 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 33:38-56 - No Compromise With Idolatry

Aaron's death must have been deeply felt by his brother Moses. During the great crisis of Hebrew history they had been so closely associated that the wrench must have been very considerable. In addition, there was the recollection of the sin which had excluded the two brothers from Canaan. In the Epistle to the Hebrews the death of Aaron is recorded to set forth the eternal priesthood of Christ, Hebrews 7:17. Our High Priest has no successor; His office cannot be passed to another. It is not after Aaron, but Melchizedek.

The last paragraph, Numbers 33:50-56, is especially impressive. There must be no complicity with evil; for if there be, it will eat out the very heart of our character and happiness. It is much better to root out evil with a strong hand than to suffer it in any form, for, like the boomerang of the savage, our sinful permissions will come back on ourselves. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 33

¹ The forty-two journeys of the Israelites
⁵⁰ The Canaanites are to be destroyed

What do the individual words in Numbers 33:55 mean?

But if not you do drive out - the inhabitants of the land from before you then it shall be that those you let remain [shall be] whom irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides and they shall harass you in the land which you dwell in

וְאִם־ לֹ֨א תוֹרִ֜ישׁוּ אֶת־ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָרֶץ֮ מִפְּנֵיכֶם֒ וְהָיָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תּוֹתִ֣ירוּ מֵהֶ֔ם לְשִׂכִּים֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם וְלִצְנִינִ֖ם בְּצִדֵּיכֶ֑ם וְצָרֲר֣וּ אֶתְכֶ֔ם עַל־ הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם יֹשְׁבִ֥ים בָּֽהּ

וְאִם־	But if
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
תוֹרִ֜ישׁוּ	you do drive out
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: יָרַשׁ Sense: to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	the inhabitants
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
הָאָרֶץ֮	of the land
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
מִפְּנֵיכֶם֒	from before you
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
וְהָיָה֙	then it shall be
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
תּוֹתִ֣ירוּ	those you let remain [shall be]
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: יָתַר Sense: to be left over, remain, remain over, leave.
מֵהֶ֔ם	whom
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, third person masculine plural Root: הֵם Sense: they, these, the same, who.
לְשִׂכִּים֙	irritants
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural Root: שֵׂךְ Sense: thorn.
בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם	in your eyes
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc, second person masculine plural Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
וְלִצְנִינִ֖ם	and thorns
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural Root: צְנִינִים Sense: thorn, prick.
בְּצִדֵּיכֶ֑ם	in your sides
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: צַד Sense: side.
וְצָרֲר֣וּ	and they shall harass
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: צָרַר Sense: to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound.
הָאָ֕רֶץ	the land
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
יֹשְׁבִ֥ים	dwell
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.

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