Numbers 13:16

Numbers 13:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.
• New International Version (NIV)These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua.

Context of Numbers 13:16

14Nahbi son of Vophsi from the tribe of Naphtali; 15Geuel son of Machi from the tribe of Gad. These were the names of the men Moses sent to scout out the land, and Moses renamed Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua. 17When Moses sent them to scout out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up this way to the Negev, then go up into the hill country. 18See what the land is like, and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.

Numbers 13:16 word by word

אֵ֚לֶּה שְׁמ֣וֹת הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָת֣וּר אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּקְרָ֥א מֹשֶׁ֛ה לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בִּן־נ֖וּן יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• which Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• to spy outתּוּרtûr · to spyH8446
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• Osheaהוֹשֵׁעַhôshêa‛ · HosheaH1954
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nunנוּןnûn nôn · NunH5126
• Jehoshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091

Cross-references for Numbers 13:16

• Hosea 1:1The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.
• Romans 9:25As it also says in Hosea, I will call Not My People, My People, and she who is Unloved, Beloved.
• Numbers 13:8Hoshea son of Nun from the tribe of Ephraim;
• Numbers 14:6Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who scouted out the land, tore their clothes
• Exodus 17:9Moses said to Joshua, “Select some men for us and go fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with God’s staff in my hand.”
• Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
• Acts 7:45Our ancestors in turn received it and with Joshua brought it in when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before them, until the days of David.
• Hebrews 4:8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.

Commentaries on Numbers 13:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16And Moses called Oshea Jehoshua - Oshea, Heb. הושע should be written Hoshea: the word signifies saved, or a savior, or salvation; but יהושע , he shall save, or the salvation of God; a letter, says Calmet, of the incommunicable name of God, being added to his former name. This was not the first time in which he had the name Joshua; see Exodus 17:9; (note), and the note there. Some suppose he had this change of name in consequence of his victory over…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Oshea, Hoshea, or Hosea, the name also of the last king of Israel and the first minor prophet, means “deliverance” or and by the hand of him who bore the title of “God‘s salvation.” Jehoshua was contracted (compare Nehemiah 8:17) into Jeshua.Read the comment
• 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. 1616. Oshea--that is, "a desire of salvation." Jehoshua, by prefixing the name of God, means "divinely appointed," "head of salvation," "Saviour," the same as Jesus [Mt 1:21, Margin].Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 13:16

• Hoshea
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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