Numbers 13:21

Numbers 13:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
• New International Version (NIV)So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo Hamath.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath.

Context of Numbers 13:21

19Is the land they live in good or bad? Are the cities they live in encampments or fortifications? 20Is the land fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous. Bring back some fruit from the land.” It was the season for the first ripe grapes. So they went up and scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob near the entrance to Hamath. 22They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were living. Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. 23When they came to Eshcol Valley, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which was carried on a pole by two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.

Numbers 13:21 word by word

וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ וַיָּתֻ֣רוּ אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ מִמִּדְבַּר־צִ֥ן עַד־רְחֹ֖ב לְבֹ֥א חֲמָֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So they went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• and searchedתּוּרtûr · to spyH8446
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• from the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• of Zinצִןtsin · ZinH6790
• unto Rehobרְחוֹבrechôb rechôb · RehobH7340
• as men comeלְב֥וֹאbô' · Lebo-(Hamath)H935
• to Hamathחֲמָתchămâth · HamathH2574

Cross-references for Numbers 13:21

• Numbers 20:1The entire Israelite community entered the Wilderness of Zin in the first month, and they settled in Kadesh. Miriam died and was buried there.
• Numbers 27:14When the community quarreled in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against my command to demonstrate my holiness in their sight at the waters.” Those were the Waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.
• Numbers 33:36They traveled from Ezion-geber and camped in the Wilderness of Zin (that is, Kadesh).
• Numbers 34:3Your southern side will be from the Wilderness of Zin along the boundary of Edom. Your southern border on the east will begin at the east end of the Dead Sea.
• Deuteronomy 32:51For both of you broke faith with me among the Israelites at the Waters of Meribath-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin by failing to treat me as holy in their presence.
• Joshua 15:1Now the allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans was in the southernmost region, south to the Wilderness of Zin and over to the border of Edom.
• Judges 1:31Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco or of Sidon, or Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob.
• Judges 18:28There was no one to rescue them because it was far from Sidon and they had no alliance with anyone. It was in a valley that belonged to Beth-rehob. They rebuilt the city and lived in it.
• Joshua 19:28Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as greater Sidon.
• 2 Samuel 8:9When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
• Amos 6:2Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?

Commentaries on Numbers 13:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21From the wilderness of Zin - The place called; צן Tsin, here, is different from that called סין Sin or Seen . Exodus 16:1; the latter was nigh to Egypt, but the former was near Kadesh Barnea, not far from the borders of the promised land. "The spies having left Kadesh Barnea, which was in the desert of Paran, see Numbers 13:26, they proceeded to the desert of Tsin, all along the land of Canaan, nearly following the course of the river Jordan, till they…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The wilderness of Zin was the northeastern portion of the wilderness of Paran. Rehob (“mod.” Khurbeh) was probably the Beth-rehob of Judges 18:28, near Dan-Laish; and apparently to the north of it, since it gave its name to a Syrian kingdom 2 Samuel 8:3. The southern approach to Hamath from the plain of Coele-Syria, lay between those two ranges of Lebanon called Libanus and Antilibanus. A low screen of hills connects the northernmost points of these two…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-25Verses 21-25 The searchers of the land brought a bunch of grapes with them, and other fruits, as proofs of the goodness of the country; which was to Israel both the earnest and the specimen of all the fruits of Canaan. Such are the present comforts we have in communion with God, foretastes of the fulness of joy we expect in the heavenly Canaan. We may see by them what heaven is.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The distance from the Wilderness of Zin to Lebo-hamath in Syria was about 275 miles. The Wilderness of Zin was between the wilderness of Paran and Canaan's southern border see 34:3–5; Joshua 15:1–4). Lebo-hamath means "entrance of Hamath." This could refer to a mountain pass or a city near Hamath. The exact location of Rehob is unclear. But it was probably the same as Old Testament Beth-rehob, near a major route to Hamath. This text outlines the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2421-24. So they ... searched the land--They advanced from south to north, reconnoitering the whole land. the wilderness of Zin--a long level plain, or deep valley of sand, the monotony of which is relieved by a few tamarisk and rethem trees. Under the names of El Ghor and El Araba, it forms the continuation of the Jordan valley, extending from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Akaba. Rehob--or, Beth-rehob, was a city and district situated, according to some…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 13:21

• Canaan
• Hamath
• Rehob
• Zin

In the dictionaries

• Hamath
• Hamath, Hamathites, Lebo Hamath
• Caleb
• Exodus
• Kadesh
• Rehob
• Search
• Spies
• Zin
• Agrapha

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