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

1Then the Lord said to Moses, 2‘I will give the land of Canaan to the Israelites. Now you must send men to explore that land. Choose one man from each tribe of your ancestors. Each man must be a leader among his tribe.’ So Moses obeyed the Lord's command. He sent the men from the Paran desert into Canaan. Each man was a leader among the Israelites. 4This is a list of their names: From Reuben's tribe: Shammua, the son of Zaccur. 5From Simeon's tribe: Shaphat, the 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• by the commandmentפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• them from the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• of Paranפָּארָןpâ'rân · ParanH6290
• all those menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• wereהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Numbers 13:3

• Numbers 1:19They did the things that the Lord had told Moses to do. So Moses recorded the names there in the Sinai desert.
• Numbers 12:16After that, the people left Hazeroth. They went to the Paran desert and they put up their tents there.
• Numbers 32:8Your fathers did the same thing when I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to look at the land of Canaan.
• Deuteronomy 1:19Then we left Sinai, as the Lord our God had commanded us to do. We travelled through the desert towards the hill country of the Amorites. You saw that the desert was very big and it made you very afraid. Finally, we arrived at Kadesh-Barnea.
• Deuteronomy 9:23When the Lord sent you out from Kadesh-Barnea, he said, ‘Go into the land that I have given to you and live there.’ But you turned against the Lord your God. You refused to trust him or obey 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