Numbers
Numbers 13:32
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 2:9 · Numbers 14:36–37 · Ezekiel 36:13–14 · Matthew 23:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.