Numbers 13:22
20 Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
21 So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
23 When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.
24 Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.
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- BSB
- They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
- KJV
- And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
- WEB
- They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
- ASV
- And they went up by the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
- DARBY
- And they went up by the south, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
- BLB
- And they went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, and there [were] Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai—those born of Anak. And Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
- ÅB
- De dro opp til sydlandet og kom til Hebron; der bodde Akiman, Sesai og Talmai, Anaks barn - Hebron var bygget syv år før Soan i Egypt.
- OTB
- De dro opp gjennom Negev og kom til Hebron, hvor Ahiman, Sjesjai og Talmai, Anaks etterkommere, var. (Hebron ble bygd syv år før Soan i Egypt.)
- B1930
- De drog op til sydlandet og kom til Hebron; der bodde Akiman, Sesai og Talmai, Anaks barn - Hebron var bygget syv år før Soan i Egypten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 78:43
when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan.
Read in contextPsalms 78:12
He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
Read in contextJoshua 15:13–14
According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
Read in contextIsaiah 19:11
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
Read in contextIsaiah 30:4
For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,
Read in contextJudges 1:10
Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Read in contextJoshua 11:21–22
At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
Read in contextJoshua 14:13–15
Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
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