God’s Word Translation
Numbers 13:18
18See what the land is like and whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many.
Numbers 13:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
- New International Version (NIV)See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many,
- New King James Version (NKJV)and see what the land is like: whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, few or many;
Context of Numbers 13:18
16These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. But Moses gave Hoshea, son of Nun, the name Joshua. 17When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he told them, “Go through the Negev and then into the mountain region. See what the land is like and whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many. 19Is the land they live in good or bad? Do their cities have walls around them or not? 20Is the soil rich or poor? Does the land have trees or not? Do your best to bring back some fruit from the land.” (It was the season when grapes were beginning to ripen.)
Read all of Numbers 13Numbers 13:18 word by word
וּרְאִיתֶ֥ם אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ מַה־הִ֑וא וְאֶת־הָעָם֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב עָלֶ֔יהָ הֶחָזָ֥ק הוּא֙ הֲרָפֶ֔ה הַמְעַ֥ט ה֖וּא אִם־רָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Numbers 13:18
- Exodus 3:8I have come to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good land with plenty of room ⌞for everyone⌟. It is a land flowing with milk and honey where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites live.
- Ezekiel 34:14I will feed them in good pasture, and they will graze on the mountains of Israel. They will rest on the good land where they graze, and they will feed on the best pastures in the mountains of Israel.
Commentaries on Numbers 13:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18See the land, what it is - What sort of a Country it is; how situated; its natural advantages or disadvantages. And the people - whether they be strong or weak - Healthy, robust, hardy men; or little, weak, and pusillanimous.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-20The scouting mission had a clear military purpose. The spies also needed to gather information about natural resources and food. These things were concerning to the Israelites since they left Egypt (chapter 11; Exodus 16).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
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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
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