Numbers 13:20

Numbers 13:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.
• New International Version (NIV)How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether there are trees in it or not. Be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land." Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)whether the land is rich or poor; and whether there are forests there or not. Be of good courage. And bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.

Context of Numbers 13:20

18See what the land is like and the people living there, whether they might be strong or weak, few or many. 19In what kind of land are they living? Is it good or bad? Also, what about the cities in which they are living? Are they unwalled or do they have fortifications? How is the soil—fertile or poor? Are there trees on it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.) 21So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob the entrance of Hamath. 22They continued on up through the Negev and came to Hebron. There lived Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

Numbers 13:20 word by word

וּמָ֣ה הָ֠אָרֶץ הַשְּׁמֵנָ֨ה הִ֜וא אִם־רָזָ֗ה הֲיֵֽשׁ־בָּ֥הּ עֵץ֙ אִם־אַ֔יִן וְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔ם וּלְקַחְתֶּ֖ם מִפְּרִ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהַ֨יָּמִ֔ים יְמֵ֖י בִּכּוּרֵ֥י עֲנָבִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And what the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• fatשָׁמֵןshâmên · richH8082
• or leanרָזֶהrâzeh · leanH7330
• whether there beיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• woodעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• therein, or not. And be ye of good courageחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• and bringלָקַחlâqach · to take: bringH3947
• of the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• Now the timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of the firstripeבִּכּוּרִיםbikkûr · firstfruitH1061
• grapesעֵנָב‛ênâb · grapeH6025

Cross-references for Numbers 13:20

• Nehemiah 9:25They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took possession of houses full of every good thing—hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and an abundance of fruit trees. They ate and were satisfied, and grew fat. They enjoyed Your great goodness.
• Ezekiel 34:14I will shepherd them in a good pasture—their grazing place will be on the high mountains of Israel. There they will lie down on good grazing ground. They will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
• Numbers 13:30Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “We should definitely go up and capture the land, for we can certainly do it!”
• Deuteronomy 31:6Chazak! Be courageous! Do not be afraid or tremble before them. For Adonai your God—He is the One who goes with you. He will not fail you or abandon you.”
• Joshua 1:6Chazak! Be strong! For you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their fathers to give them.
• Joshua 2:3So the king of Jericho sent word to Rahab saying: “Bring out the men who came to you, who entered your house—for they have come to spy out all the land.”
• 1 Chronicles 22:11“Now, my son, may Adonai be with you, and may you succeed in building the House of Adonai your God as He spoke concerning you.
• Hebrews 13:6so that with confidence we say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What will man do to me?”
• Numbers 13:23When they reached as far as the Valley of Eshcol, they cut a single branch with a cluster of grapes. It was carried on a pole between two of them. They also cut some pomegranates and some figs.
• Micah 7:1Woe is me! For I am like gatherings of produce in summer, like gleanings of a vineyard. There is no cluster to eat, no first-ripe fig that I crave.

Commentaries on Numbers 13:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20The land - whether it be fat or lean - Whether the Soil be rich or poor; which might be known by its being well wooded, and by the fruits it produced; and therefore they were desired to examine it as to the trees, etc., and to bring some of the fruits with them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The time … of the firstripe grapes - The first grapes ripen in Palestine in July and August: the vintage is gathered in September and October. This indication of date tallies with what we should have inferred from the previous narrative. For the Israelite host had quitted Sinai on the 20th day of the second month Numbers 13:10, Numbers 13:11, or about the middle of May: since then they had spent a month at Kibroth-hattaavah and a week at Hazeroth, and had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The season for harvesting the first ripe grapes came in late July or August, during the summer.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Now the time was the time of the first grapes--This was in August, when the first clusters are gathered. The second are gathered in September, and the third in October. The spies' absence for a period of forty days determines the grapes they brought from Eshcol to have been of the second period.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