King James Version
Numbers 13:3 in the King James Version says “And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the childre...” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.”
Numbers 13:3 · KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
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properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“them from the wilderness”
H4057a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“by the commandment”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“heads”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“of the children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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