So Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהsentיִּשְׁלַחthemאֹתָםfrom the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּרof Paranפָּארָןaccording to the commandעַל פִּיof YHWH;יְהוָהall of themכֻּלָּםwere menאֲנָשִׁיםwhoהֵמָּהwere headsרָאשֵׁיof the sonsבְנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Numbers 13:3
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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).
Where else “moshe” appears- sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- from the wildernessמִּדְבַּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- of Paranפָּארָןparan
Paran
Paran, a desert region south of Canaan, in the Sinai.
Where else “paran” appears- according to the commandפִּיpi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “pi” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- were menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- were headsרָאשֵׁיrashe
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appears- of the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears
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;