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Selected Verse: Numbers 13:2 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Nu 13:2 |
Strong Concordance |
Send [07971] thou men [0582], that they may search [08446] the land [0776] of Canaan [03667], which I give [05414] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478]: of every [0376] tribe [04294] of their fathers [01] shall ye send [07971] a man [0259], every one a ruler [05387] among them. |
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King James |
Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
A ruler - A comparison of the list with that of Num 13:1 :5 following shows that they were not the princes of the tribes, but heads of houses or families Num 12:4.
Of the names here given those of Joshua and Caleb alone are otherwise known to us. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
A ruler - A person of wisdom and authority. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Send thou men, that they may search - It appears from Deu 1:19-24 that this was done in consequence of the request of the people, after the following address of Moses: "And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness - and we came unto Kadesh-Barnea; and I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us. Behold the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said: We Will Send Men Before Us, And They Shall Search Us Out The Land and bring us word again, by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. And the saying pleased me well, and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe," etc., etc. Nearly the whole of these verses is added here by the Samaritan.
Every one a ruler - Not any of the princes of the people, (see Numbers 1) for these names are different from those; but these now sent were men of consideration and importance in their respective tribes. |
4 And the LORD [03068] spake [0559] suddenly [06597] unto Moses [04872], and unto Aaron [0175], and unto Miriam [04813], Come out [03318] ye three [07969] unto the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150]. And they three [07969] came out [03318].
1 And the LORD [03068] spake [01696] unto Moses [04872], saying [0559],
19 And when we departed [05265] from Horeb [02722], we went through [03212] all that great [01419] and terrible [03372] wilderness [04057], which ye saw [07200] by the way [01870] of the mountain [02022] of the Amorites [0567], as the LORD [03068] our God [0430] commanded [06680] us; and we came [0935] to Kadeshbarnea [06947].
20 And I said [0559] unto you, Ye are come [0935] unto the mountain [02022] of the Amorites [0567], which the LORD [03068] our God [0430] doth give [05414] unto us.
21 Behold [07200], the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] hath set [05414] the land [0776] before [06440] thee: go up [05927] and possess [03423] it, as the LORD [03068] God [0430] of thy fathers [01] hath said [01696] unto thee; fear [03372] not, neither be discouraged [02865].
22 And ye came near [07126] unto me every one of you, and said [0559], We will send [07971] men [0582] before [06440] us, and they shall search us out [02658] the land [0776], and bring [07725] us word [01697] again [07725] by what way [01870] we must go up [05927], and into what cities [05892] we shall come [0935].
23 And the saying [01697] pleased me well [03190] [05869]: and I took [03947] twelve [08147] [06240] men [0582] of you, one [0259] of a tribe [0376] [07626]:
24 And they turned [06437] and went up [05927] into the mountain [02022], and came [0935] unto the valley [05158] of Eshcol [0812], and searched it out [07270].