Numbers 13:24

Numbers 13:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
• New International Version (NIV)That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster that the people of Israel cut down from there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the men of Israel cut down there.

Context of Numbers 13:24

22When they had gone up through the Negev desert in the south of the land, they arrived at Hebron. That was where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were living. They had built Hebron seven years before the Egyptians built Zoan. 23Then the men came to the valley called Eshcol. They cut a branch which had one group of grapes on it. It was so large that two men carried it between them on a pole. They also brought some other fruits called pomegranates and figs. They called that valley ‘Eshcol’ because of the large group of grapes that the Israelites cut down there. 25The men returned after they had explored the land for 40 days. 26The men came back to Kadesh in the Paran desert. They brought their message to Moses and Aaron and to all the Israelites there. They told them all about the land of Canaan and they showed its fruit to them.

Numbers 13:24 word by word

לַמָּק֣וֹם הַה֔וּא קָרָ֖א נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל עַ֚ל אֹד֣וֹת הָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר־כָּרְת֥וּ מִשָּׁ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• was calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• the brookנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · (Eshcol) ValleyH5158
• Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּל'eshkôl · (Valley of) EshcolH812
• because ofאוֹדָה'ôdôth 'ôdôth · causeH182
• the cluster of grapesאֶשְׁכּוֹל'eshkôl 'eshkôl · clusterH811
• which the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• cut downכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772

Cross-references for Numbers 13:24

• Numbers 13:23Then the men came to the valley called Eshcol. They cut a branch which had one group of grapes on it. It was so large that two men carried it between them on a pole. They also brought some other fruits called pomegranates and figs.

Commentaries on Numbers 13:24

• 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. 21-24The spies explored the land of Canaan. In contrast to the Sinai wilderness, it was rich and fertile.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 13:24

• Canaan
• Eshcol
• Grape

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Caleb
• Eshcol
• Exodus
• Kadesh
• Search
• Spies

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