The Meaning of Numbers 13:23 Explained

Numbers 13:23

KJV: And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.

YLT: and they come in unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down thence a branch and one cluster of grapes, and they bear it on a staff by two, also some of the pomegranates, and of the figs.

Darby: And they came as far as the valley of Eshcol, and cut down thence a branch with one bunch of grapes, and they bore it between two upon a pole; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.

ASV: And they came unto the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it upon a staff between two; they brought also of the pomegranates, and of the figs.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they came  unto the brook  of Eshcol,  and cut down  from thence a branch  with one  cluster  of grapes,  and they bare  it between two  upon a staff;  and [they brought] of the pomegranates,  and of the figs. 

What does Numbers 13:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 13:21-33 - The Majority And Minority Reports
It was August. Eshcol lay southeast of Hebron. Its sloping hills were covered with choice grapevines, the clusters of which weighed ten to twelve pounds. The tall, muscular Canaanites presented a strong contrast to the more diminutive Egyptians. The spies compared the Canaanites with themselves, instead of with Almighty God. Do not look at God through circumstances, but at circumstances through God. There is no land worth possessing which has not its giants; but, like Caleb, faith looks not at giants, but to the living God. See Numbers 14:8. The doubters said Can God? Caleb affirmed, God can! Only follow God fully! Be utterly yielded to Him. Present yourself to God as alive from the dead, and eternally united to the living Christ; then He will bruise Satan under your feet and make you tread upon the lion and adder, Psalms 91:13; Romans 16:20. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 13

1  The names of the men who were sent to search the land
17  Their instructions
21  Their acts
26  Their relation

What do the individual words in Numbers 13:23 mean?

And they came and to the Valley of Eshcol and cut down there a branch with and cluster of grapes one and they carried it on a pole between two of them and [They] also [brought] some of the pomegranates and figs
וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַד־ נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ מִשָּׁ֤ם זְמוֹרָה֙ וְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹל עֲנָבִים֙ אֶחָ֔ד וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּ בַמּ֖וֹט בִּשְׁנָ֑יִם וּמִן־ הָרִמֹּנִ֖ים וּמִן־ הַתְּאֵנִֽים

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ  And  they  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
עַד־  and  to 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
נַ֣חַל  the  Valley 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נַחַל 
Sense: torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley.
אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל  of  Eshcol 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶשְׁכֹּול 
Sense: an area of Hebron, the valley of Eshcol.
וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ  and  cut  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: כָּרַת  
Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
זְמוֹרָה֙  a  branch  with 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: זְמֹורָה  
Sense: branch, twig, shoot.
וְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹל  and  cluster 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֶשְׁכֹּול  
Sense: cluster.
עֲנָבִים֙  of  grapes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֵנָב  
Sense: grape(s).
אֶחָ֔ד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּ  and  they  carried  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
בַמּ֖וֹט  on  a  pole 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹוט  
Sense: a shaking, wavering, pole, bar of yoke.
בִּשְׁנָ֑יִם  between  two  of  them 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, md
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
וּמִן־  and  [They]  also  [brought]  some 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הָרִמֹּנִ֖ים  of  the  pomegranates 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: רִמֹּון  
Sense: pomegranate.
הַתְּאֵנִֽים  figs 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: תְּאֵנָה  
Sense: fig, fig tree.

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