Numbers 13:21

Numbers 13:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
• New International Version (NIV)So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo Hamath.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath.

Context of Numbers 13:21

19See what kind of land they live in. Is it good or bad? Do their towns have walls, or are they unprotected like open camps? 20Is the soil fertile or poor? Are there many trees? Do your best to bring back samples of the crops you see.” (It happened to be the season for harvesting the first ripe grapes.) So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near Lebo-hamath. 22Going north, they passed through the Negev and arrived at Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai—all descendants of Anak—lived. (The ancient town of Hebron was founded seven years before the Egyptian city of Zoan.) 23When they came to the valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes so large that it took two of them to carry it on a pole between them! They also brought back samples of the pomegranates and figs.

Numbers 13:21 word by word

וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ וַיָּתֻ֣רוּ אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ מִמִּדְבַּר־צִ֥ן עַד־רְחֹ֖ב לְבֹ֥א חֲמָֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So they went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• and searchedתּוּרtûr · to spyH8446
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• from the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• of Zinצִןtsin · ZinH6790
• unto Rehobרְחוֹבrechôb rechôb · RehobH7340
• as men comeלְב֥וֹאbô' · Lebo-(Hamath)H935
• to Hamathחֲמָתchămâth · HamathH2574

Cross-references for Numbers 13:21

• Numbers 20:1In the first month of the year, the whole community of Israel arrived in the wilderness of Zin and camped at Kadesh. While they were there, Miriam died and was buried.
• Numbers 27:14for you both rebelled against my instructions in the wilderness of Zin. When the people of Israel rebelled, you failed to demonstrate my holiness to them at the waters.” (These are the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
• Numbers 33:36They left Ezion-geber and camped at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
• Numbers 34:3The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.
• Deuteronomy 32:51For both of you betrayed me with the Israelites at the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. You failed to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel there.
• Joshua 15:1The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin.
• Judges 1:31The tribe of Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
• Judges 18:28There was no one to rescue the people, for they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby. This happened in the valley near Beth-rehob. Then the people of the tribe of Dan rebuilt the town and lived there.
• Joshua 19:28Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon.
• 2 Samuel 8:9When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer,
• Amos 6:2But go over to Calneh and see what happened there. Then go to the great city of Hamath and down to the Philistine city of Gath. You are no better than they were, and look at how they were destroyed.

Commentaries on Numbers 13:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21From the wilderness of Zin - The place called; צן Tsin, here, is different from that called סין Sin or Seen . Exodus 16:1; the latter was nigh to Egypt, but the former was near Kadesh Barnea, not far from the borders of the promised land. "The spies having left Kadesh Barnea, which was in the desert of Paran, see Numbers 13:26, they proceeded to the desert of Tsin, all along the land of Canaan, nearly following the course of the river Jordan, till they…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The wilderness of Zin was the northeastern portion of the wilderness of Paran. Rehob (“mod.” Khurbeh) was probably the Beth-rehob of Judges 18:28, near Dan-Laish; and apparently to the north of it, since it gave its name to a Syrian kingdom 2 Samuel 8:3. The southern approach to Hamath from the plain of Coele-Syria, lay between those two ranges of Lebanon called Libanus and Antilibanus. A low screen of hills connects the northernmost points of these two…Read the comment
• 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. 21The distance from the Wilderness of Zin to Lebo-hamath in Syria was about 275 miles. The Wilderness of Zin was between the wilderness of Paran and Canaan's southern border see 34:3–5; Joshua 15:1–4). Lebo-hamath means "entrance of Hamath." This could refer to a mountain pass or a city near Hamath. The exact location of Rehob is unclear. But it was probably the same as Old Testament Beth-rehob, near a major route to Hamath. This text outlines the…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 13:21

• Canaan
• Hamath
• Rehob
• Zin

In the dictionaries

• Hamath
• Hamath, Hamathites, Lebo Hamath
• Caleb
• Exodus
• Kadesh
• Rehob
• Search
• Spies
• Zin
• Agrapha

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