Numbers 13:17 Go deeper
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And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain: (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.Lachand he sent
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 1
אֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> them
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 2
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 3
לָת֖וּרla.Turto spy out
Lemma: תּוּר (tur) · Strong's: H8446
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to spy
Used 24 times. Also: Numbers 10:33, Numbers 13:2, Numbers 13:16, Numbers 13:21, Numbers 13:25, Numbers 13:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8446; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 5
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 6
כְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anCanaan
Lemma: כְּנַ֫עַן (ke.na.an) · Strong's: H3667A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Canaan
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 23:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3667A; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 7
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 8
אֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.Hemto them
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 9
עֲל֥וּ'a.Lugo up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 10
זֶה֙zehthis
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 11
בַּנֶּ֔גֶבba.Ne.gevin the Negev
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Negeb
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 24:62, Numbers 13:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5045G; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 12
וַעֲלִיתֶ֖םva.'a.li.Temand you will go up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 13
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 14
הָהָֽר\׃ha.Harthe hill country
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mountain: hill country
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 10:30, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 14:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022H; TAHOT Numbers 13:17 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| sent | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| them | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| to spy out | → | תּוּר H8446 to spy |
| the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Canaan | → | כְּנַ֫עַן H3667A Canaan |
| he told | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| them | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Go up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| through the Negev | → | נֶ֫גֶב H5045G Negeb |
| and | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| into the hill country | → | הַר H2022H mountain: hill country |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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