Numbers 13:3

“So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the command of YHWH; all of them were men who were heads of the sons of Israel.”

Numbers 13:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 13:3, word by word

So Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

send

To send someone or something.

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from the wildernessמִּדְבַּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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of Paranפָּארָןparan

Paran

Paran, a desert region south of Canaan, in the Sinai.

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according to the commandפִּיpi

according to

Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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were menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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were headsרָאשֵׁיrashe

chief

Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.

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of the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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The context

2“Send for yourself men, and let them explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel. One man from each tribe of their fathers you shall send, every one a chief among them.”

3 · This verse (above)

4And these are their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

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