Revised Version 1895

Numbers 13

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sendשְׁלַח־she.lach-H7971thoumenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, that they mayspyוְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ve.ya.Tu.ruH8446outH7971thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Igiveנֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414unto thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: ofeveryH3605tribeלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294of theirfathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1shall yesendתִּשְׁלָ֔חוּtish.La.chuH7971amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376,everyH3605one aprinceנָשִׂ֥יאna.Si'H5387among them.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971them from thewildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֥רmi.mid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605of themmenH376who wereheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Andtheseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were theirnamesשְׁמוֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034: of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205,Shammuaשַׁמּ֖וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZaccurזַכּֽוּר׃za.KurH2139.

5Of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofSimeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Shaphatשָׁפָ֖טsha.FatH8202thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHoriחוֹרִֽי׃cho.RiH2753.

6Of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Calebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּֽה׃ye.fu.NehH3312.

7Of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofIssacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Igalיִגְאָ֖לyig.'AlH3008thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

8Of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֥עַho.She.a'H1954thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנֽוּן׃NunH5126.

9Of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,Paltiפַּלְטִ֖יpal.TiH6406thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRaphuרָפֽוּא׃ra.Fu'H7505.

10Of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofZebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,Gaddielגַּדִּיאֵ֖לga.di.'ElH1427thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSodiסוֹדִֽי׃so.DiH5476.

11Of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, namely, of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,Gaddiגַּדִּ֖יga.DiH1426thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSusiסוּסִֽי׃su.SiH5485.

12Of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835,Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGemalliגְּמַלִּֽי׃ge.ma.LiH1582.

13Of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofAsherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836,Sethurסְת֖וּרse.TurH5639thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMichaelמִיכָאֵֽל׃mi.kha.'ElH4317.

14Of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321,Nahbiנַחְבִּ֖יnach.BiH5147thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofVophsiוָפְסִֽי׃va.fe.SiH2058.

15Of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofGadגָ֔דGadH1410,Geuelגְּאוּאֵ֖לge.'u.'ElH1345thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMachiמָכִֽי׃ma.KhiH4352.

16Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are thenamesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of themenH376whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971tospyלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446outH7971thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֖וּןnunH5126Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

17AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971them tospyלָת֖וּרla.TurH8446outH7971thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,GetH5927youH7971upH5927thiswayזֶה֙zehH2088by theSouthבַּנֶּ֔גֶבba.Ne.gevH5045, andgoH5927upH5927intoאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413themountainsהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022:

18andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֥םu.re.'i.TemH7200thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whatמַה־mah-H4100it is; and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that dwelleth therein,whetherH518they bestrongהֶחָזָ֥קhe.cha.ZakH2389or weak,whetherH518they befewהַמְעַ֥טham.'AtH4592ormanyרָֽב׃RavH7227;

19andwhatוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776is that theydwellיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in,whetherאִם־'im-H518it begoodהֲטוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896orbadרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451; andwhatוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100citiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892they be that theydwellיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in,whetherאִ֥ם'imH518incampsהַבְּמַֽחֲנִ֖יםha.be.ma.cha.NimH4264, or in strong holds;

20andwhatוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100thelandהָ֠אָרֶץHa.'a.retzH776is,whetherאִם־'im-H518it be fat orleanרָזָ֗הra.ZahH7330,whetherאִם־'im-H518there bewoodעֵץ֙'etzH6086therein, ornotאַ֔יִן'A.yinH369. And be ye of goodcourageוְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔םve.Hit.cha.zak.TemH2388, andbringוּלְקַחְתֶּ֖םu.le.kach.TemH3947of thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.NowH3117the time was the time of the firstripegrapesעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH6025.

21SoH5927theywentH935upH5927, andspiedH8446outH8446thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776from thewildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057ofZinצִ֥ןtzinH6790untoRehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340, to theenteringH935in ofHamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574.

22And theywentH935upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927by theSouthבַנֶּגֶב֮va.ne.GevH5045, andcameH935untoHebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275; andAhimanאֲחִימַן֙'a.chi.ManH289,Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֣יshe.ShaiH8344, andTalmaiוְתַלְמַ֔יve.tal.MaiH8526, thechildrenH1129ofAnakהָעֲנָ֑קha.'a.NakH6061, were there. (NowH935Hebronוְחֶבְר֗וֹןve.chev.RonH2275wasbuiltH1129sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Zoanצֹ֥עַןTzo.'anH6814inEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.)

23And theycameH935unto thevalleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158ofEshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל'esh.KolH812, andcutוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772downH3772from thence abranchזְמוֹרָה֙ze.mo.RahH2156with oneclusterוְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹלve.'esh.KolH811ofgrapesעֲנָבִים֙'a.na.VimH6025, and they bare ituponH935a staffbetweenעַד־'ad-H5704twoבִּשְׁנָ֑יִםbish.Na.yimH8147; theybroughtH935also of thepomegranatesהָרִמֹּנִ֖יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416, and of thefigsהַתְּאֵנִֽים׃ha.te.'e.NimH8384.

24Thatplaceלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725wascalledקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121thevalleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158ofEshcolאֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל'esh.KolH812,becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921of theclusterהָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלha.'esh.KolH811whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478cutכָּרְת֥וּka.re.TuH3772downH3772from thence.

25And theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725fromspyingH8446outH8446thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776at theendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

26And theywentH935andcameH935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872, and toAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175, and toallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, unto thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290, toKadeshקָדֵ֑שָׁהka.De.shahH6946; andbroughtH935backוַיָּשִׁ֨יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725wordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697unto them, and untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712, and shewed them thefruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27And theytoldH559him, andsaidH559,Weאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cameבָּ֕אנוּBa.nuH935unto thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither thou sentestusאֶל־'el-H413, andsurelyוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571it floweth withmilkחָלָ֥בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706; and this is thefruitפִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.YahH6529of it.

28Howbeit thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatdwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776arestrongעַ֣ז'azH5794, and thecitiesוְהֶֽעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892are fenced, andveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדֹלֹת֙ge.do.LotH1419: andmoreoverוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571weכִּֽי־ki-H3588sawרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200thechildrenיְלִדֵ֥יye.li.DeiH3211ofAnakהָֽעֲנָ֖קha.'a.NakH6061there.

29Amalekעֲמָלֵ֥ק'a.ma.LekH6002dwelleth in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theSouthהַנֶּ֑גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045: and theHittiteוְ֠הַֽחִתִּיVe.ha.chi.tiH2850, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֤יve.hay.vu.SiH2983, and theAmoriteוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,dwellH3427in themountainsבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022: and theCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dwelleth by theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, andalongH5921by thesideיַ֥דyadH3027ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

30AndCalebכָּלֵ֛בka.LevH3612stilled thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971beforeH413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, LetusH413goעָלֹ֤ה'a.LohH5927upנַעֲלֶה֙na.'a.LehH5927at once, andpossessוְיָרַ֣שְׁנוּve.ya.Rash.nuH3423it; forweכִּֽי־ki-H3588are wellableיָכ֥וֹלya.KholH3201toovercomeנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201it.

31But themenH376thatwentH5927upH5927with himsaidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,WeH3588benotלֹ֥אlo'H3808ableנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201togoH5927upH5927againstאֶל־'el-H413thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; for they arestrongerחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389thanמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480weH3588.

32And theybroughtH3318upH7200anevilH1681reportדִּבַּ֤תdi.BatH1681of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776whichH834they hadspiedתָּר֣וּta.RuH8446outH3318unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thelandהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776,throughעָבַ֨רְנוּ'a.Var.nuH5674whichH834weH834havegoneH3318tospyלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446itoutH3318, is alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776that eatethupH7200theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof; andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971thatweH834sawH7200in it aremenH376of great stature.

33And thereweH8033sawרָאִ֗ינוּra.'I.nuH7200theNephilimהַנְּפִילִ֛יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303, thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAnakעֲנָ֖ק'a.NakH6061,whichH8033comeוַנְּהִ֤יva.ne.HiH1961of theNephilimהַנְּפִלִ֑יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303: andweH8033were in ourownהָיִ֖ינוּha.Yi.nuH1961sightבְעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ve.'ei.Nei.nuH5869asgrasshoppersכַּֽחֲגָבִ֔יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284, andsoוְכֵ֥ןve.KhenH3651weH8033were in theirsightבְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

Commentaries on Numbers 13

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain