Numbers

Numbers 13:22–23

²²They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.

²³When they came to the Valley of Eshcol,^b they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.

Footnotes

b 13:23 Eshcol means cluster; also in verse 24.

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Numbers 13:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They went up	וַיַּעֲל֣וּ	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
through the Negev	בַנֶּגֶב֮	ḇan·ne·ḡeḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5045 south-country, Negeb, south
and came	וַיָּבֹ֣א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Hebron	חֶבְרוֹן֒	ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
where	וְשָׁ֤ם	wə·šām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
Ahiman	אֲחִימַן֙	’ă·ḥî·man	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H289 Achiman
Sheshai	שֵׁשַׁ֣י	šê·šay	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8344 Sheshai
and Talmai	וְתַלְמַ֔י	wə·ṯal·may	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper	H8526 Talmai
the descendants	יְלִידֵ֖י	yə·lî·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3211 born
of Anak	הָעֲנָ֑ק	hā·‘ă·nāq	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6061 neck
dwelled	וְחֶבְר֗וֹן	wə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
It had been built	נִבְנְתָ֔ה	niḇ·nə·ṯāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1129 build
seven	שֶׁ֤בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנִים֙	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
before	לִפְנֵ֖י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Zoan	צֹ֥עַן	ṣō·‘an	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6814 Tanis
in Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Numbers 13:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When they came	וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Valley	נַ֣חַל	na·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
of Eshcol	אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל	’eš·kōl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H812 Eshcol
they cut down	וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ	way·yiḵ·rə·ṯū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
a branch	זְמוֹרָה֙	zə·mō·w·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2156 branch, twig, shoot
with a single	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
cluster	וְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹל	wə·’eš·kō·wl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H811 cluster
of grapes	עֲנָבִים֙	‘ă·nā·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6025 grape(s)
which they carried	וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּ	way·yiś·śā·’u·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
on a pole	בַמּ֖וֹט	ḇam·mō·wṭ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4132 shaking, pole, bar (of yoke)
between two men	בִּשְׁנָ֑יִם	biš·nā·yim	Preposition-b; Number - md	H8147 two
They also took some	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
pomegranates	הָרִמֹּנִ֖ים	hā·rim·mō·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7416 pomegranate
and figs	הַתְּאֵנִֽים׃	hat·tə·’ê·nîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H8384 fig

Cross-references

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Numbers 13:22 Psalm 78:43 · Psalm 78:12 · Isaiah 19:11 · Joshua 15:13–14 · Joshua 11:21–22 · Isaiah 30:4 · Judges 1:10

Numbers 13:23 Numbers 32:9 · Numbers 13:24 · Deuteronomy 1:24–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.