King James Version
Numbers 13:5 in the King James Version says “Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.”
Numbers 13:5 · KJV
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.
Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Of the tribe”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
“the son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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