Numbers 13:27

And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
told	וַיְסַפְּרוּ vay.sa.pe.ru-	H5608	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
said	וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ vai.Yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
came	בָּ֕אנוּ Ba.nu	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural
land	הָאָ֖רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
sentest	שְׁלַחְתָּ֑נוּ she.lach.Ta.nu	H7971	to send away · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
floweth	זָבַ֨ת za.Vat	H2100	to flow freely (as water) · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular construct
milk	חָלָ֥ב cha.Lav	H2461	milk (as the richness of kine) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
honey	וּדְבַ֛שׁ u.de.Vash	H1706	honey (from its stickiness) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
fruit	פִּרְיָֽהּ pir.Yah	H6529	fruit (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Exodus 3:8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unt…
Exodus 3:17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and…
Exodus 13:5 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the…
Exodus 33:3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee i…
Deuteronomy 26:9 And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 31:20 For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eat…
Deuteronomy 1:25-33 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land w…
Deuteronomy 26:11-15 And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 13:26–end

It is a wonder how the people of Israel had patience to stay forty days for the return of their spies, when they were just ready to enter Canaan, under all the assurances of success they could have from the divine power, and a constant series of miracles that had hitherto attended them; but they distrusted God's power and promise, and were willing to be held in suspense by their own counsels, rather than be brought to a certainty by God's covenant. How much do we stand in our own light by our unbelief! Well, at length the messengers return, but they agree not in their report. I. The major part discourage the people from going forward to Canaan; and justly are the Israelites left to this temp…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 13:27

they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey--The report was given publicly in the audience of the people, and it was artfully arranged to begin their narrative with commendations of the natural fertility of the country in order that their subsequent slanders might the more readily receive credit.

John Gill on Numbers 13:27

And they told him,.... Moses, who was the chief ruler whom they addressed, and to whom they directed their speech: and said, we came unto the land whither thou sentest us; the land of Canaan, which they were sent by Moses to spy; this was said by ten of them or by one of them as their mouth; for Caleb and Joshua did not join with them in the following account, as appears from Numbers 13:30, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; they own that the land answered to the description which the Lord had given of it when it was promised them by him, Exodus 3:8, and this is the fruit of it; pointing to the bunch of grapes, the pomegranates and figs; not that these were a proof of its flowing…

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John Calvin on Numbers 13:1–end

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.…
Caleb · Brings favorable report — Brings favorable report
Canaan · .Fruitfulness of — .Fruitfulness of
Canaanites, The · Country of, fertile — Country of, fertile
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Spies bring back evil report — Spies bring back evil report
Holy Land · Extremely fruitful — Extremely fruitful
Majority And Minority Reports · Of the spies — Of the spies
Milk · FIGURATITE — FIGURATITE
Reports · .Of spies — .Of spies

Numbers 13:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 13:26–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 13:27

John Gill on Numbers 13:27

John Calvin on Numbers 13:1–end

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 13:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 13:26–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 13:27

John Gill on Numbers 13:27

John Calvin on Numbers 13:1–end

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 13:25-29

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 13:27

Rashi on Numbers 13:27