sea of the Philistines. the Mediterranean or "Great Sea".
from the desert. the desert of Shur.
the river. the Euphrates.
the inhabitants. Some codices, with The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel and one early printed edition, read "all the inhabitants".
Related Commentaries of Exodus 23:31
Exodus 23:31
31 And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.