Numbers

Numbers 13:31–33

³¹But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”

³²So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature. ³³We even saw the Nephilim there— the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”

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Numbers 13:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the men	וְהָ֨אֲנָשִׁ֜ים	wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had gone up	עָל֤וּ	‘ā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
with him	עִמּוֹ֙	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
replied	אָֽמְר֔וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
We cannot	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go up	לַעֲל֣וֹת	la·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the people	הָעָ֑ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
are stronger	חָזָ֥ק	ḥā·zāq	Adjective - masculine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
than we are	מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃	mim·men·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

Numbers 13:32

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they gave	וַיּוֹצִ֜יאוּ	way·yō·w·ṣî·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
a bad report	דִּבַּ֤ת	dib·baṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1681 whispering, defamation, evil report
about the land	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they had spied out	תָּר֣וּ	tā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8446 seek out, spy out, explore
The land	הָאָ֡רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
we explored	עָבַ֨רְנוּ	‘ā·ḇar·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
devours	אֹכֶ֤לֶת	’ō·ḵe·leṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H398 eat
its inhabitants	יוֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙	yō·wō·šə·ḇe·hā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֛ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
we saw	רָאִ֥ינוּ	rā·’î·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H7200 see
there	בְתוֹכָ֖הּ	ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8432 midst
are great in stature	מִדּֽוֹת׃	mid·dō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment

Numbers 13:33

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We even saw	רָאִ֗ינוּ	rā·’î·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H7200 see
the Nephilim	הַנְּפִילִ֛ים	han·nə·p̄î·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5303 feller, bully, tyrant
there	וְשָׁ֣ם	wə·šām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
the descendants	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Anak	עֲנָ֖ק	‘ă·nāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6061 neck
that come from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the Nephilim	הַנְּפִלִ֑ים	han·nə·p̄i·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5303 feller, bully, tyrant
We seemed	וַנְּהִ֤י	wan·nə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like grasshoppers	כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔ים	ka·ḥă·ḡā·ḇîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2284 locust, grasshopper
in our own sight	בְעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙	ḇə·‘ê·nê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common plural	H5869 eye
and we must have seemed	הָיִ֖ינוּ	hā·yî·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the same to them	וְכֵ֥ן	wə·ḵên	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3651 right, veritable, honest

Cross-references

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Numbers 13:31 Deuteronomy 1:28 · Joshua 14:8 · Hebrews 3:19 · Numbers 32:9 · Deuteronomy 9:1

Numbers 13:32 Amos 2:9 · Numbers 14:36–37 · Ezekiel 36:13–14 · Matthew 23:13

Numbers 13:33 Deuteronomy 1:28 · Genesis 6:4 · Isaiah 40:22 · Deuteronomy 9:2 · 1 Samuel 17:42 · Deuteronomy 3:11 · 1 Samuel 17:4–7 · 1 Chronicles 11:23 · Numbers 13:22 · Deuteronomy 2:10

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