Numbers 32:11

“‘The men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall not see the ground that I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they did not fully follow me;”

Numbers 32:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 32:11, word by word

‘The menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

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

Where else “anashim” appears
who came upעֹלִיםolim

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “olim” appears
from Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
from twentyבֶּןben

years old

To give someone's age, how long they have lived.

Where else “ben” appears
from twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
yearsשָׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shana” appears
old and upwardמַעְלָmala

above

Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".

Where else “mala” appears
seeיִרְאוּyiru

see

To see with one's eyes.

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the groundאֲדָמָהadama

soil

Farmland, or dust.

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I sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתִּיnishbati

swear

To promise with God as witness.

Where else “nishbati” appears
to Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham

Abraham

Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.

Where else “avraham” appears
to Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak

Isaac

Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).

Where else “yitschak” appears
and to Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

Where else “yaakov” appears
fully followמִלְאוּmilu

follow fully

To follow YHWH without reserve, with one's whole being; also, to fill a setting with stones.

Where else “milu” appears

Places in this verse

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

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

10YHWH’s anger burned on that day, and he swore, saying,

11 · This verse (above)

12except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they have fully followed YHWH.’

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