Numbers 13:16

Numbers 13:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.
• New International Version (NIV)These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua.

Context of Numbers 13:16

14Naphtali Nahbi son of Vophsi 15Gad Geuel son of Maki These are the names of the men Moses sent out to explore the land. (Moses called Hoshea son of Nun by the name Joshua.) 17Moses gave the men these instructions as he sent them out to explore the land: “Go north through the Negev into the hill country. 18See what the land is like, and find out whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many.

Numbers 13:16 word by word

אֵ֚לֶּה שְׁמ֣וֹת הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָת֣וּר אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּקְרָ֥א מֹשֶׁ֛ה לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בִּן־נ֖וּן יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• which Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• to spy outתּוּרtûr · to spyH8446
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• Osheaהוֹשֵׁעַhôshêa‛ · HosheaH1954
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nunנוּןnûn nôn · NunH5126
• Jehoshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091

Cross-references for Numbers 13:16

• Hosea 1:1The Lord gave this message to Hosea son of Beeri during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
• Romans 9:25Concerning the Gentiles, God says in the prophecy of Hosea, “Those who were not my people, I will now call my people. And I will love those whom I did not love before.”
• Numbers 13:8Ephraim Hoshea son of Nun
• Numbers 14:6Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing.
• Exodus 17:9Moses commanded Joshua, “Choose some men to go out and fight the army of Amalek for us. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand.”
• Matthew 1:21And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
• Acts 7:45Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God drove out of this land, the Tabernacle was taken with them into their new territory. And it stayed there until the time of King David.
• Hebrews 4:8Now if Joshua had succeeded in giving them this rest, God would not have spoken about another day of rest still to come.

Commentaries on Numbers 13:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16And Moses called Oshea Jehoshua - Oshea, Heb. הושע should be written Hoshea: the word signifies saved, or a savior, or salvation; but יהושע , he shall save, or the salvation of God; a letter, says Calmet, of the incommunicable name of God, being added to his former name. This was not the first time in which he had the name Joshua; see Exodus 17:9; (note), and the note there. Some suppose he had this change of name in consequence of his victory over…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Oshea, Hoshea, or Hosea, the name also of the last king of Israel and the first minor prophet, means “deliverance” or and by the hand of him who bore the title of “God‘s salvation.” Jehoshua was contracted (compare Nehemiah 8:17) into Jeshua.Read the comment
• 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. 1616. Oshea--that is, "a desire of salvation." Jehoshua, by prefixing the name of God, means "divinely appointed," "head of salvation," "Saviour," the same as Jesus [Mt 1:21, Margin].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