Numbers 13:30

Numbers 13:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. “Let’s go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!”

Context of Numbers 13:30

28However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. And besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there. 29The Amalekites dwell in the land of the Negeb. The Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill country. And the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and along the Jordan." But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, "Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it." 31Then the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are." 32So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, "The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height.

Numbers 13:30 word by word

וַיַּ֧הַס כָּלֵ֛ב אֶת־הָעָ֖ם אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר עָלֹ֤ה נַעֲלֶה֙ וְיָרַ֣שְׁנוּ אֹתָ֔הּ כִּֽי־יָכ֥וֹל נוּכַ֖ל לָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Calebכָּלֵבkâlêb · CalebH3612
• stilledהַסhâsâh · to silenceH2013
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• before Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Let us go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• and possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• it; for we are well ableיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201

Cross-references for Numbers 13:30

• Numbers 14:6And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
• Joshua 14:6Then the people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, "You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God in Kadesh-barnea concerning you and me.
• Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
• Psalms 60:12With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
• Psalms 118:10All nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
• Isaiah 41:10fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
• Romans 8:31What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
• Philippians 4:13I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
• Hebrews 11:33who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Commentaries on Numbers 13:30

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-33Verses 26-33 We may wonder that the people of Israel staid forty days for the return of their spies, when they were ready to enter Canaan, under all the assurances of success they could have from the Divine power, and the miracles that had hitherto attended them. But they distrusted God's power and promise. How much we stand in our own light by our unbelief! At length the messengers returned; but the greater part discouraged the people from going forward…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30Caleb and Joshua (see 14:6, 10, 30) gave a more positive report about the land than the other spies did (compare 14:31–33).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331-2. The Lord spake unto Moses, Send thou men, that they may search the land, of Canaan--Compare De 1:22, whence it appears, that while the proposal of delegating confidential men from each tribe to explore the land of Canaan emanated from the people who petitioned for it, the measure received the special sanction of God, who granted their request at once as a trial, and a punishment of their distrust.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 13:30

• Anakim
• Caleb
• Courage
• Faith
• Israel
• Majority and Minority Reports
• Reports

In the dictionaries

• Caleb
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• Exodus, the Book of
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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