Numbers 13:3

Numbers 13:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)So at the Lord’s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel.

Context of Numbers 13:3

1And the LORD said to Moses, 2“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.” So at the command of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites, 4and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur; 5from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

Numbers 13:3 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אֹתָ֥ם מֹשֶׁ֛ה מִמִּדְבַּ֥ר פָּארָ֖ן עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כֻּלָּ֣ם אֲנָשִׁ֔ים רָאשֵׁ֥י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear

• So atעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the commandפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• sent themשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• outאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• from the Wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• of Paranפָּארָןpâ'rân · ParanH6290
• Allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• were leadersרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of the Israelitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• ·הֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992

Cross-references for Numbers 13:3

• Numbers 1:19just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai:
• Numbers 12:16After that, the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.
• Numbers 32:8This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
• Deuteronomy 1:19And just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,
• Deuteronomy 9:23And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.

Commentaries on Numbers 13:3

• 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. 33. those men were heads of the children of Israel--Not the princes who are named (Nu 10:14-16, 18-20, 22-27), but chiefs, leading men though not of the first rank.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 13:3

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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