Numbers 13:29

“Amalek lives in the land of the Negev; and the Hittite and the Jebusite and the Amorite live in the hill country; and the Canaanite lives by the sea and along the Jordan.””

Numbers 13:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 13:29, word by word

Amalekעֲמָלֵקamalek

Amalek

Amalek, a grandson of Esau. The Amalekites, who became enemies of Israel, descend from him; the name also stands for that people.

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livesיוֹשֵׁבyoshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of the Negevנֶּגֶבnegev

Negev

The dry land in the south of Israel.

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and the Hittiteחִתִּיchiti

Hittite

Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.

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and the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi

Jebusite

Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.

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and the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.

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in the hill countryהָרhar

hill country

A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.

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and the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

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the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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alongיַדyad

beside

Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.

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the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

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Places in this verse

JerusalemJordan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jordan

    Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea

    Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.

    Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).

    Joshua 3:172 Kings 5:14Matthew 3:13Mark 1:9

The context

28Only the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large; and we also saw the descendants of Anak there.

29 · This verse (above)

30But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession of it, for we are well able to overcome it.”

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