Numbers 13
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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שְׁלַח־sendלְךָ֣for the yourselfאֲנָשִׁ֗יםmenוְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙so they may spy outאֶת־obj.אֶ֣רֶץthe land ofכְּנַ֔עַןCanaanאֲשֶׁר־whichאֲנִ֥יIנֹתֵ֖ןam about to giveלִבְנֵ֣יto the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelאִ֣ישׁa manאֶחָד֩oneאִ֨ישׁa manאֶחָ֜דoneלְמַטֵּ֤הfor the tribe ofאֲבֹתָיו֙ancestors hisתִּשְׁלָ֔חוּyou will sendכֹּ֖לevery oneנָשִׂ֥יאa leaderבָהֶֽם׃among the them
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וּמָ֣הand what?הָ֠אָרֶץis the landהַשְּׁמֵנָ֨ה¿ fatהִ֜ואis itאִם־or?רָזָ֗הleanהֲיֵֽשׁ־¿ is thereבָּ֥הּin the itעֵץ֙woodאִם־or?אַ֔יִןnotוְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔םand you will show yourselves strongוּלְקַחְתֶּ֖םand you will takeמִפְּרִ֣יsome of the fruit ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe landוְהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםand the daysיְמֵ֖יwere the days ofבִּכּוּרֵ֥יthe first-fruits ofעֲנָבִֽים׃grapes
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וַיַּעֲל֣וּand they went upבַנֶּגֶב֮in the Negevוַיָּבֹ֣אand he cameעַד־toחֶבְרוֹן֒Hebronוְשָׁ֤םand were thereאֲחִימַן֙Ahimanשֵׁשַׁ֣יSheshaiוְתַלְמַ֔יand Talmaiיְלִידֵ֖יthose born ofהָעֲנָ֑קthe Anakוְחֶבְר֗וֹןand Hebronשֶׁ֤בַעsevenשָׁנִים֙yearsנִבְנְתָ֔הit was builtלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeצֹ֥עַןZoanמִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
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וַיָּבֹ֜אוּand they cameעַד־toנַ֣חַלthe wadi ofאֶשְׁכֹּ֗לEshcolוַיִּכְרְת֨וּand they cut downמִשָּׁ֤םfrom thereזְמוֹרָה֙a branchוְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹלand a cluster ofעֲנָבִים֙grapesאֶחָ֔דoneוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּand they carried itבַמּ֖וֹטon the poleבִּשְׁנָ֑יִםin twoוּמִן־and some ofהָרִמֹּנִ֖יםthe pomegranatesוּמִן־and some ofהַתְּאֵנִֽים׃the figs
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וַיֵּלְכ֡וּand they wentוַיָּבֹאוּ֩and they cameאֶל־toמֹשֶׁ֨הMosesוְאֶֽל־and toאַהֲרֹ֜ןAaronוְאֶל־and toכָּל־allעֲדַ֧תthe congregation ofבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsraelאֶל־toמִדְבַּ֥רthe wilderness ofפָּארָ֖ןParanקָדֵ֑שָׁהKadesh towardsוַיָּשִׁ֨יבוּand they brought backאוֹתָ֤םobj. themדָּבָר֙wordוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allהָ֣עֵדָ֔הthe congregationוַיַּרְא֖וּםand they showed themאֶת־obj.פְּרִ֥יthe fruit ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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עֲמָלֵ֥קAmalekיוֹשֵׁ֖בis dwellingבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofהַנֶּ֑גֶבthe Negevוְ֠הַֽחִתִּיand the Hittitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֤יand the Jebusitesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙and the Amoritesיוֹשֵׁ֣בis dwellingבָּהָ֔רin the hill countryוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙and the Canaanitesיֹשֵׁ֣בis dwellingעַל־atהַיָּ֔םthe seaוְעַ֖לand onיַ֥דthe side ofהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃the Jordan
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וַיּוֹצִ֜יאוּand they brought outדִּבַּ֤תthe bad report ofהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the landאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichתָּר֣וּthey had spied outאֹתָ֔הּobj. itאֶל־toבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingהָאָ֡רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁר֩whichעָבַ֨רְנוּwe passedבָ֜הּin the itלָת֣וּרto spy outאֹתָ֗הּobj. itאֶ֣רֶץis a landאֹכֶ֤לֶתwhich devoursיוֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙inhabitants itsהִ֔ואitוְכָל־and allהָעָ֛םthe peopleאֲשֶׁר־whichרָאִ֥ינוּwe sawבְתוֹכָ֖הּin the midst of itאַנְשֵׁ֥יwere men ofמִדּֽוֹת׃statures
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