Numbers 13:5

Numbers 13:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
• New International Version (NIV)from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
• English Standard Version (ESV)from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori;
• New King James Version (NKJV)from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori;

Context of Numbers 13:5

3So Moses sent spies from the Wilderness of Paran at the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the Israelites. 4These were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; 6from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; 7from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph;

Numbers 13:5 word by word

לְמַטֵּ֣ה שִׁמְע֔וֹן שָׁפָ֖ט בֶּן־חוֹרִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshim‛ôn · SimeonH8095
• Shaphatשָׁפָטshâphâţ · ShaphatH8202
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Horiחֹרִיchôrîy chôrîy · HoriH2753

Commentaries on Numbers 13:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16Moses chose a leader from each tribe to explore the land God promised to the Hebrews. The tribes listed are from chapter 1, but the order is different. Caleb and Joshua later prove to be men of faith (14:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331-2. The Lord spake unto Moses, Send thou men, that they may search the land, of Canaan--Compare De 1:22, whence it appears, that while the proposal of delegating confidential men from each tribe to explore the land of Canaan emanated from the people who petitioned for it, the measure received the special sanction of God, who granted their request at once as a trial, and a punishment of their distrust.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 13:5

• Hori
• Shaphat

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• Simeon
• Caleb
• Exodus
• Kadesh
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• Exodus, the Book of

Commentaries on Numbers 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings