Numbers 14:6

“And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes”

Numbers 14:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 14:6, word by word

And Joshuaיהוֹשֻׁעַyhoshua

Joshua

Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).

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sonבִּןbin

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Nunנוּןnun

Nun

Nun, the father of Joshua.

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Calebכָלֵבchalev

Caleb

Caleb, a scout from the tribe of Judah who with Joshua trusted YHWH (Numbers 14:6-9, 24); others also bear the name.

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of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּהyefune

Jephunneh

Jephunneh, the father of Caleb; another man bears the same name.

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those who had exploredתָּרִיםtarim

explore

To go through a land to learn about it.

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the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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toreקָרְעוּkaru

tear

To rip one's clothes in great grief.

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their clothesבִּגְדֵיbigde

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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The context

5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the community of the sons of Israel.

6 · This verse (above)

7and said to all the community of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land that we passed through to explore it is a good land, very, very good.

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