Numbers 13:22

Numbers 13:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
• New International Version (NIV)They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)They went up into the Negeb and came to Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they went up through the South and came to Hebron; Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

Context of Numbers 13:22

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. 21So they went up and scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob near the entrance to Hamath. They 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. 24That place was called Eshcol Valley because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there.

Numbers 13:22 word by word

וַיַּעֲל֣וּ בַנֶּגֶב֮ וַיָּבֹ֣א עַד־חֶבְרוֹן֒ וְשָׁ֤ם אֲחִימַן֙ שֵׁשַׁ֣י וְתַלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָ֑ק וְחֶבְר֗וֹן שֶׁ֤בַע שָׁנִים֙ נִבְנְתָ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י צֹ֥עַן מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they ascendedעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• by the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · NegebH5045
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
• where Ahimanאֲחִימַן'ăchîyman 'ăchîymân · AhimanH289
• Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁיshêshay · SheshaiH8344
• and Talmaiתַּלְמַיtalmay · TalmaiH8526
• the childrenיָלִידyâlîyd · bornH3211
• of Anakעֲנָק‛ânâq · AnakH6061
• was builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Zoanצֹ֫עַןtsô‛an · ZoanH6814
• in Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714

Cross-references for Numbers 13:22

• Joshua 11:21At that time Joshua proceeded to exterminate the Anakim from the hill country — Hebron, Debir, Anab — all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua completely destroyed them with their cities.
• Joshua 15:13He gave Caleb son of Jephunneh the following portion among the descendants of Judah based on the Lord’s instruction to Joshua: Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron; Arba was the father of Anak).
• Judges 1:10Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (Hebron was formerly named Kiriath-arba). They struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
• Numbers 13:33We even saw the Nephilim there — the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim! To ourselves we seemed like grasshoppers, and we must have seemed the same to them.”
• Genesis 13:18So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the Lord.
• Genesis 23:2Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
• Joshua 14:13Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as an inheritance.
• Joshua 21:13They gave to the descendants of the priest Aaron: Hebron, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands,
• 2 Samuel 2:1Some time later, David inquired of the Lord: “Should I go to one of the towns of Judah?” The Lord answered him, “Go.” Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” the Lord replied.
• Psalms 78:12He worked wonders in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, the territory of Zoan.
• Isaiah 19:11The princes of Zoan are complete fools; Pharaoh’s wisest advisers give stupid advice! How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a student of eastern kings”?
• Isaiah 30:4For though his princes are at Zoan and his messengers reach as far as Hanes,

Commentaries on Numbers 13:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt - The Zoan of the Scriptures is allowed to be the Tanis of the heathen historians, which was the capital of Lower Egypt. Some think it was to humble the pride of the Egyptians, who boasted the highest antiquity, that this note concerning the higher antiquity of Hebron was introduced by Moses. Some have supposed that it is more likely to have been originally a marginal note, which in process of time crept…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The progenitor of the Anakim was Arba “the father of Anak” Joshua 15:13, from whom the city of Hebron took its name of Kirjath-Arba. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai were probably not individual warriors, but names of three tribes of the Anakim. Hence, we find them still in existence half a century later, when Caleb, who now brought tidings of them, became their eventual destroyer Joshua 15:14. Now Hebron … - This parenthesis explains that these two cities had…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. 22Israel's spies traveled into Canaan's hill country through the Negev, the dry southern region near the wilderness of Zin. In the southern part of Canaan's central hill country, they reached Hebron. This was where Israel's ancestors had lived (Genesis 13:18; 23:19; 35:27; 37:14). The descendants of Anak were famous for their size and strength (for example, Deuteronomy 9:2). Zoan (later called Tanis by the Greeks) was a famous city in Egypt's eastern delta…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 13:22

• Ahiman
• Canaan
• Hebron
• Sheshai
• Talmai
• Zoan

In the dictionaries

• Anak
• Egypt
• Hebron
• Anak, Anakites
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Hebron, Kiriath Arba
• Ahiman
• Caleb
• City
• Exodus

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