Numbers 13:12

Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
tribe	לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh	H4294	a branch (as extending) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Dan	דָ֔ן Dan	H1835	Dan · proper noun, a place name
Ammiel	עַמִּיאֵ֖ל 'a.mi.'El	H5988	Ammiel · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Gemalli	גְּמַלִּֽי ge.ma.Li	H1582	Gemalli · proper noun, a man's name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

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…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 13:3

those men were heads of the children of Israel--Not the princes who are named (Num 10:14-16, Num 10:18-20, Num 10:22-27), but chiefs, leading men though not of the first rank.

John Gill on Numbers 13:12

Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli. See Gill on Numbers 13:4.

John Calvin on Numbers 13:1–end

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…

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Dictionary and topics

Ammiel — People of God. (1.) One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan (Num. 13:12). He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report (Num. 14:37). (2.)…
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…
Gemalli — (camel-driver), the father of Ammiel, the Danite spy. (Numbers 13:12) (B.C. 1490.)
Kadesh — Holy, or Kadesh-Barnea, sacred desert of wandering, a place on the south-eastern border of Palestine, about 165 miles from Horeb. It lay in the “wilderness” or “desert of Zin” (Gen. 14:7; Num.…
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.…
Ammiel · 1. One of the twelve spies — 1. One of the twelve spies
Dan, The Tribe Of · Persons selected from: To spy out the land — Persons selected from: To spy out the land
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Persons selected as spies — Persons selected as spies
Gemalli · Father of Ammiel

Numbers 13:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 13:1-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 13:3

John Gill on Numbers 13:12

John Calvin on Numbers 13:1–end

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 13:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 13:1-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 13:3

John Gill on Numbers 13:12

John Calvin on Numbers 13:1–end

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 13:1-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 13:1–end

Rashi on Numbers 13:3