qo describes the expulsion of what has been taken in, whether by a person or by the land ejecting its inhabitants.

The most-attested setting presents the land as expelling inhabitants after defilement or as a threatened result of disobedience. The same verb also describes a person bringing up swallowed riches, food, or excessive honey.

1. The land ejecting its inhabitants · dominant

   In Leviticus 18:25 the sequential imperfect form occurs in the clause where the defiled land expels its inhabitants. Leviticus 18:28 and Leviticus 20:22 use imperfect forms in warnings that the land not expel those who defile it or fail to keep the stated commands; the APB renders these clauses with “vomit you out” and “vomited out the nation.”

   Leviticus 18:25Leviticus 18:28Leviticus 20:22
2. A person expelling what was consumed · common

   In Job 20:15, a Hiphil sequential imperfect follows the swallowing of riches and concerns their removal from the belly. In Proverbs 23:8 and Proverbs 25:16, Hiphil forms occur after eating a morsel or becoming sated with honey; the APB renders the resulting action “vomit.”

   Job 20:15Proverbs 23:8Proverbs 25:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the action with “vomited,” “vomit,” or “vomit out,” including both bodily episodes and the land's removal of inhabitants. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate every contribution of the Hebrew form.