Numbers 13:18

Numbers 13:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
• New International Version (NIV)See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and see what the land is like: whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, few or many;

Context of Numbers 13:18

16These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua. 17When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country. See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many. 19Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications? 20Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)

Numbers 13:18 word by word

וּרְאִיתֶ֥ם אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ מַה־הִ֑וא וְאֶת־הָעָם֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב עָלֶ֔יהָ הֶחָזָ֥ק הוּא֙ הֲרָפֶ֔ה הַמְעַ֥ט ה֖וּא אִם־רָֽב׃Read the interlinear

• Seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• is likeהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• whether its peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• ·יָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• ·עַל‛al · uponH5921
• are strongחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
• or weakרָפֶהrâpheh · weakH7504
• fewמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• orאִם'im · ifH518
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227

Cross-references for Numbers 13:18

• Exodus 3:8I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
• Ezekiel 34:14I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

Commentaries on Numbers 13:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18See the land, what it is - What sort of a Country it is; how situated; its natural advantages or disadvantages. And the people - whether they be strong or weak - Healthy, robust, hardy men; or little, weak, and pusillanimous.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-20The scouting mission had a clear military purpose. The spies also needed to gather information about natural resources and food. These things were concerning to the Israelites since they left Egypt (chapter 11; Exodus 16).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 13:18

• Canaan

In the dictionaries

• Caleb
• Exodus
• Kadesh
• Search
• Spies
• Agrapha
• Chronicles, Books of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genealogy
• Joshua (2)

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