Numbers
Numbers 13:27–28
27And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit! 28Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
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Numbers 13:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And they gave this account | וַיְסַפְּרוּ־ | way·sap·pə·rū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5608 count |
| to | לוֹ֙ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| We went | בָּ֕אנוּ | bā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the land | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| to which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you sent us | שְׁלַחְתָּ֑נוּ | šə·laḥ·tā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H7971 send |
| and indeed | וְ֠גַם | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| it | הִ֖וא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is flowing | זָבַ֨ת | zā·ḇaṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | H2100 flow, gush |
| with milk | חָלָ֥ב | ḥā·lāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2461 milk |
| and honey | וּדְבַ֛שׁ | ū·ḏə·ḇaš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1706 honey |
| Here is | וְזֶה־ | wə·zeh- | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| some of its fruit | פִּרְיָֽהּ׃ | pir·yāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6529 fruit |
Numbers 13:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevertheless | אֶ֚פֶס | ’e·p̄es | Noun - masculine singular construct | H657 the two extremities |
| the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| living | הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב | hay·yō·šêḇ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the land | בָּאָ֑רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| are strong | עַ֣ז | ‘az | Adjective - masculine singular | H5794 strong, mighty, fierce |
| and the cities | וְהֶֽעָרִ֗ים | wə·he·‘ā·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5892 excitement |
| are large | גְּדֹלֹת֙ | gə·ḏō·lōṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H1419 great |
| and fortified | מְאֹ֔ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| We even | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| saw | רָאִ֥ינוּ | rā·’î·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H7200 see |
| the descendants | יְלִדֵ֥י | yə·li·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3211 born |
| of Anak | הָֽעֲנָ֖ק | hā·‘ă·nāq | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6061 neck |
| there | שָֽׁם׃ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 13:27 Exodus 3:8 · Exodus 3:17 · Exodus 13:5 · Exodus 33:3 · Deuteronomy 26:9 · Deuteronomy 31:20 · Deuteronomy 1:25–33 · Deuteronomy 26:11–15 · Deuteronomy 27:3 · Deuteronomy 6:3 · Deuteronomy 11:9 · Numbers 14:8
Numbers 13:28 Deuteronomy 9:1–2 · Deuteronomy 1:28 · Numbers 13:33 · Joshua 11:22 · Joshua 15:14 · Deuteronomy 2:21 · Deuteronomy 3:5 · Deuteronomy 2:10–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.