New Living Translation
Numbers 13:6
6Judah Caleb son of Jephunneh
Numbers 13:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
- New International Version (NIV)from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
- English Standard Version (ESV)from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;
- New King James Version (NKJV)from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;
Context of Numbers 13:6
4These were the tribes and the names of their leaders: Reuben Shammua son of Zaccur 5Simeon Shaphat son of Hori Judah Caleb son of Jephunneh 7Issachar Igal son of Joseph 8Ephraim Hoshea son of Nun
Read all of Numbers 13Numbers 13:6 word by word
לְמַטֵּ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה כָּלֵ֖ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 13:6
- Numbers 13:10Zebulun Gaddiel son of Sodi
- Numbers 14:6Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing.
- Numbers 26:65For the Lord had said of them, “They will all die in the wilderness.” Not one of them survived except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
- Numbers 27:15Then Moses said to the Lord,
- Numbers 34:19These are the tribes and the names of the leaders: Judah Caleb son of Jephunneh
- Deuteronomy 31:7Then Moses called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him, “Be strong and courageous! For you will lead these people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors he would give them. You are the one who will divide it among them as their grants of land.
- 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.
- Joshua 15:13The Lord commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah’s territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak’s ancestor.
- Luke 1:10While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.
- 1 Chronicles 4:15The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz.
Commentaries on Numbers 13:6
- 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. 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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