to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
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Commentary
Matthew Henry on Numbers 13:1-20
Here we have, I. Orders given to send spies to search out the land of Canaan. It is here said, God directed Moses to send them (Num 13:1, Num 13:2), but it appears by the repetition of the story afterwards (Deu 1:22) that the motion came originally from the people; they came to Moses, and said, We will send men before us; and it was the fruit of their unbelief. They would not take God's word that it was a good land, and that he would, without fail, put them in possession of it. They could not trust the pillar of cloud and fire to show them the way to it, but had a better opinion of their own politics than of God's wisdom. How absurd was it for them to send to spy out a land which God himself…
And the Lord Spake unto Moses,.... When in the wilderness of Paran, either at Rithmah or Kadesh; this was on the twenty ninth day of the month Sivan, on which day, the Jews say (o), the spies were sent to search the land, which was a scheme of the Israelites' own devising, and which they first proposed to Moses, who approved of it as prudential and political, at least he gave his assent unto it to please the people, and carried the affair to the Lord, and consulted him about it; who, rather permitting than approving, gave the following order; for the motion carried in it a good deal of unbelief, calling in question whether the land was so good as had been represented unto them, fearing it wa…
Numbers 13:1-33
1. And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
1. Et loquutus est Jehova ad Mosen, dicendo:
2. Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
2. Mitte tibi viros qui explorent terram Chanaan, quam ego daturus sum filiis Israel, singulos viros de singulis tribubus patrum suorum mittetis, unumquenque principem inter eos.
3 And Moses, by the commandment of the Lord, sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
3. Misit ergo illos Moses e deserto Paran, juxta sermonem Jehovae: et universi ipsi viri p…
The Church Fathers
"And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: send men, and let them view the land of the Canaanites, which I give to the children of Israel for a possession," and the rest, in which things are narrated about the explorers of the land, who, being sent, report that the land is indeed good and admirable, but that the sons of giants dwell in it, in whose sight the people of God seem as locusts. And several indeed despair of being able to be saved from the sons of giants; yet Joshua does not despair, but confirms the faith of the people together with Caleb, who is of the tribe of Judah, and they say: if God loves us, let him bring us into this land. What then is this land according to the spiritual understanding, which land is indeed holy and a good land, but is inhabited by the impious? Who then are these enemies who dwell in the land of the saints? And how are they to be cast out, so that, they being cast out, the saints may succeed into their place? Let us return to the Gospels, let us return to the Apostle. The Gospels promise the kingdoms of heaven to the saints. The Apostle says: "but our citizenship is in the heavens"; in the heavens, therefore, is the place of the inheritance which is promised to the saints. And do we think that in these places which are promised to you there is now no inhabitant whom you ought to drive out from there by fighting? And how then does the Lord say that "from the days of John the Baptist the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent seize it"? For unless there were those to whom violence should be done, unless there were those who ought to be driven out and thrust from there, it would never be said that the kingdom of heaven is to be seized by violence. And unless there were those with whom there was for us a contest and a battle, the Apostle would never say: "our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of these darknesses, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places." Concerning whom that saying of God through the prophet also seems to be understood, where he says: "and my sword is made drunk in heaven." It is necessary, therefore, that the spiritual forces of wickedness, which are said to be in the heavenly places, who are the true Canaanites, be conquered by you and expelled from the heavenly places, so that you may dwell…
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Dictionary and topics
Caleb — A dog. (1.) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chr. 2:9). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49). (2.) A “son of Hur, the firstborn of…
Spies — When the Israelites reached Kadesh for the first time, and were encamped there, Moses selected twelve spies from among the chiefs of the divisions of the tribes, and sent them forth to spy the land…
Vine — One of the most important products of Palestine. The first mention of it is in the history of Noah (Gen. 9:20). It is afterwards frequently noticed both in the Old and New Testaments, and in the…
Wine — The common Hebrew word for wine is yayin, from a root meaning “to boil up,” “to be in a ferment.” Others derive it from a root meaning “to tread out,” and hence the juice of the grape trodden out.…
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Moses commanded to send spies — Moses commanded to send spies
Holy Land · Twelve men sent to spy — Twelve men sent to spy
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Numbers 13:1-17
Despatch of the Spies of Canaan. - Num 13:1. The command of Jehovah, to send out men to spy out the land of Canaan, was occasioned, according to the account given by Moses in Deu 1:22., by a proposal of the congregation, which pleased Moses, so that he laid the matter before the Lord, who then commanded him to send out for this purpose, "of every tribe of their fathers a man, every one a ruler among them, i.e., none but men who were princes in their tribes, who held the prominent position of princes, i.e., distinguished persons of rank; or, as it is stated in Num 13:3, "heads of the children of Israel," i.e., not the tribe-princes of the twelve tribes, but those men, out of t…
Twelve spies investigated the rich land of Canaan and found it defended by formidable foes. Israel’s disobedience in earlier chapters foreshadows more of the same. The Israelites lacked the obedience, courage, and faith to take the land, so the Lord destined them to spend forty years in the Sinai wilderness; that generation failed to receive their inheritance in the Promised Land.
13:1-16 Moses selected a leader from each tribe to explore the territory that God had promised to give the Hebrews. The tribes listed are those of ch 1, though the order is different. Caleb and Joshua are later shown to be men of faith (14:30).
