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Numbers 13

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sendשְׁלַח־she.lach-H7971thoumenאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582, that they maysearchוְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ve.ya.Tu.ruH8446thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, which Igiveנֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: ofeveryH376tribeלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294of theirfathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1shall yesendתִּשְׁלָ֔חוּtish.La.chuH7971amanH259, every one arulerנָשִׂ֥יאna.Si'H5387among them.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872by thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971them from thewildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֥רmi.mid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290: all thosemenאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582wereהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4And these were 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,Osheaהוֹשֵׁ֥עַho.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.

16These are thenamesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582whomMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to spyoutלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Osheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֖וּןnunH5126Jehoshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

17AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971them to spyoutלָת֖וּרla.TurH8446thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Goupעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927this waysouthwardבַּנֶּ֔גֶבba.Ne.gevH5045, and goupוַעֲלִיתֶ֖םva.'a.li.TemH5927to themountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022:

18Andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֥םu.re.'i.TemH7200thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, what it is ; and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatdwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in it, whether they arestrongהֶחָזָ֥קhe.cha.ZakH2389orweakהֲרָפֶ֔הha.ra.PehH7504,fewהַמְעַ֥טham.'AtH4592ormanyרָֽב׃RavH7227;

19And what thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776is that they dwellinיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427, whether it isgoodהֲטוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896orbadרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451; and whatcitiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892they are that theydwellיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427inH2007, whether intentsהַבְּמַֽחֲנִ֖יםha.be.ma.cha.NimH4264, or in strongholdsבְּמִבְצָרִֽים׃be.miv.tza.RimH4013;

20And what thelandהָ֠אָרֶץHa.'a.retzH776is, whether it isrichהַשְּׁמֵנָ֨הha.she.me.NahH8082orbarrenרָזָ֗הra.ZahH7330, whether thereisהֲיֵֽשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426woodעֵץ֙'etzH6086in it, or not. And be ye of goodcourageוְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔םve.Hit.cha.zak.TemH2388, andbringוּלְקַחְתֶּ֖םu.le.kach.TemH3947of thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. Now thetimeוְהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםve.Hai.ya.MimH3117was thetimeיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117of thefirstripeבִּכּוּרֵ֥יbi.ku.ReiH1061grapesעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH6025.

21So they wentupוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927, andsearchedוַיָּתֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Tu.ruH8446thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776from thewildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057ofZinצִ֥ןtzinH6790toRehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340, as mencomeלְבֹ֥אle.Vo'H935toHamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574.

22And they wentupוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927by thesouthבַנֶּגֶב֮va.ne.GevH5045, andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935toHebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275; whereAhimanאֲחִימַן֙'a.chi.ManH289,Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֣יshe.ShaiH8344, andTalmaiוְתַלְמַ֔יve.tal.MaiH8526, thechildrenיְלִידֵ֖יye.li.DeiH3211ofAnakהָעֲנָ֑קha.'a.NakH6061, were . (NowHebronוְחֶבְר֗וֹןve.chev.RonH2275wasbuiltנִבְנְתָ֔הniv.ne.TahH1129sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Zoanצֹ֥עַןTzo.'anH6814inEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.)

23And theycameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158ofEshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל'esh.KolH812, and cutdownוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772from there abranchזְמוֹרָה֙ze.mo.RahH2156withoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259clusterוְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹלve.'esh.KolH811ofgrapesעֲנָבִים֙'a.na.VimH6025, and theyboreוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it betweentwoבִּשְׁנָ֑יִםbish.Na.yimH8147upon astaffבַמּ֖וֹטva.MotH4132; and they brought of thepomegranatesהָרִמֹּנִ֖יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416, and of thefigsהַתְּאֵנִֽים׃ha.te.'e.NimH8384.

24Theplaceלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725wascalledקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Eshcolאֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל'esh.KolH812, becauseofאֹד֣וֹת'o.DotH182the cluster ofgrapesהָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלha.'esh.KolH811which thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478cutdownכָּרְת֥וּka.re.TuH3772from there.

25And theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725fromsearchingמִתּ֣וּרmi.TurH8446thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

26And theywentH3212andcameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872, and toAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175, and to all thecongregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, to thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290, toKadeshקָדֵ֑שָׁהka.De.shahH6946; and broughtbackוַיָּשִׁ֨יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725wordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697to them, and to all thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712, andshowedוַיַּרְא֖וּםvai.yar.'UmH7200them thefruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27And theytoldוַיְסַפְּרוּ־vay.sa.pe.ru-H5608him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Wecameבָּ֕אנוּBa.nuH935to thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776where thousentestשְׁלַחְתָּ֑נוּshe.lach.Ta.nuH7971us, and surely itflowethזָבַ֨תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֥בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706; and this is thefruitפִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.YahH6529of it.

28Neverthelessאֶ֚פֶס'E.fesH657thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971arestrongעַ֣ז'azH5794thatdwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and thecitiesוְהֶֽעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892arewalledבְּצֻר֤וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219, andveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדֹלֹת֙ge.do.LotH1419: and moreover wesawרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200thechildrenיְלִדֵ֥יye.li.DeiH3211ofAnakהָֽעֲנָ֖קha.'a.NakH6061there.

29TheAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֥ק'a.ma.LekH6002dwellיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of thesouthהַנֶּ֑גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045: and theHittitesוְ֠הַֽחִתִּיVe.ha.chi.tiH2850, and theJebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֤יve.hay.vu.SiH2983, and theAmoritesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,dwellיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in themountainsבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022: and theCanaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dwellיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427by theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, and by thebanksיַ֥דyadH3027of theJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

30AndCalebכָּלֵ֛בka.LevH3612stilledוַיַּ֧הַסvai.Ya.hasH2013thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971beforeMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let us goupעָלֹ֤ה'a.LohH5927atonceנַעֲלֶה֙na.'a.LehH5927, andpossessוְיָרַ֣שְׁנוּve.ya.Rash.nuH3423it; for we are wellableיָכ֥וֹלya.KholH3201toovercomeנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201it.

31But themenוְהָ֨אֲנָשִׁ֜יםve.Ha.'a.na.ShimH582that wentupעָל֤וּ'a.LuH5927with himsaidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, We are notableנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201to goupלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927against thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; for they arestrongerחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389than we.

32And theybroughtוַיּוֹצִ֜יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318an badreportדִּבַּ֤תdi.BatH1681of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776which they hadsearchedתָּר֣וּta.RuH8446to thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thelandהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776, through which we havepassedעָבַ֨רְנוּ'a.Var.nuH5674tosearchלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446it, is alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776that eatethupאֹכֶ֤לֶת'o.Khe.letH398itsinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙yo.she.Vei.haH3427; and all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971that wesawרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200initבְתוֹכָ֖הּve.to.KhahH8432aremenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of a greatstatureמִדּֽוֹת׃mi.DotH4060.

33And there wesawרָאִ֗ינוּra.'I.nuH7200thegiantsהַנְּפִילִ֛יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303, thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAnakעֲנָ֖ק'a.NakH6061, who come of thegiantsהַנְּפִלִ֑יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303: and we were in our ownsightבְעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ve.'ei.Nei.nuH5869asgrasshoppersכַּֽחֲגָבִ֔יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284, and so we were in theirsightבְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

Commentaries on Numbers 13

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