No foot of man shall pass through it, and no foot of beast shall pass through it; it shall be uninhabited for forty years, specifying that Egypt will become completely depopulated and abandoned for four decades, indicating protracted devastation extending far beyond immediate military conquest. The forty-year period evokes wilderness wandering traditions in Israel's history, suggesting punishment and purification. The absence of both human and animal traffic suggests that the land becomes a wasteland unsuitable for habitation.

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