Numbers 13:23

“And they came to the Valley of Eshcol and cut from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a carrying pole between two men, and also some of the pomegranates and of the figs.”

Numbers 13:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 13:23, word by word

And they cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavou” appears
the Valleyנַחַלnachal

valley

The hollow the water runs through.

Where else “nachal” appears
of Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּלeshkol

Eshcol

Eshcol, an Amorite ally of Abram, brother of Mamre; also a valley near Hebron.

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and cutיִּכְרְתוּyichrtu

cut down

To cut a tree or branch with an axe to get timber.

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a branchזְמוֹרָהzemora

branch, vine shoot

Branch: a shoot of the vine.

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with oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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clusterאֶשְׁכּוֹלeshkol

cluster

Cluster of grapes or other fruit.

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of grapesעֲנָבִיםanavim

grape

Grape.

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and they carried itיִּשָּׂאֻyisau

carry

To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.

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on a carrying poleמּוֹטmot

carrying pole

Shaft for bearing loads between people; the crossbeam of a yoke.

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between two menשְׁנָיִםshenayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

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of the pomegranatesרִמֹּנִיםrimonim

pomegranate

The red many-seeded fruit, or an ornament shaped like it.

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of the figsתְּאֵנִיםteenim

fig

The fruit of the fig tree, eaten fresh or pressed into cakes.

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The context

22They went up into the Negev and came as far as Hebron; and there were Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

23 · This verse (above)

24That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster that the sons of Israel cut from there.

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