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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• 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.”

Context of Numbers 13:30

28But the people living there are powerful, and their towns are large and fortified. We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak! 29The Amalekites live in the Negev, and the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country. The Canaanites live along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and along the Jordan Valley.” 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!” 31But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed. “We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!” 32So they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: “The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge.

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 14:6Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing.
• Joshua 14:6A delegation from the tribe of Judah, led by Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, came to Joshua at Gilgal. Caleb said to Joshua, “Remember what the Lord said to Moses, the man of God, about you and me when we were at Kadesh-barnea.
• Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?
• Psalms 60:12With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.
• Psalms 118:10Though hostile nations surrounded me, I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
• Isaiah 41:10Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
• Romans 8:31What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
• Philippians 4:13For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
• Hebrews 11:33By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut 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
• Moses
• Exodus
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• Spies
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• Chronicles, Books of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genealogy
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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