They returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
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They returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
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And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
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And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
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Passages linked to Numbers 13:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 34:28 He was there with Yahweh forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread, nor drank water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
- Exodus 24:18 Moses entered into the middle of the cloud, and went up on the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
- Numbers 14:33-34 Your children shall be wanderers in the wilderness forty years, and shall bear your prostitution, until your dead bodies are consumed in the wilderness. After the number of the days in which you spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, you will bear your iniquities, even forty years, and you will know my alienation.’
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, the valley of Eshcol, that is, of grapes.
Or, the valley of Eshcol, that is, of grapes.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But the men that went up with him,.... With…
But the men that went up with him,.... With Caleb, all but Joshua: the other ten
said, we be not able to go up against the people; this they had not said before, though they plainly suggested it, and, to make the people believe this, had represented the inhabitants of the land of Canaan in the light they did; but now, in direct opposition to Caleb, fully expressed it, giving this reason for it:
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for they are stronger than we; being both of a larger size and more numerous.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain They returned after forty days - 'Tis a wonder…
They returned after forty days - 'Tis a wonder the people had patience to stay forty days, when they were just ready to enter Canaan, under all the assurances of success they could have from the Divine power, proved by a constant series of miracles, that had hitherto attended them. But they distrusted God, and chose to be held in suspence by their own counsels, rather than to rest upon God's promise! How much do we stand in our own light by unbelief?
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Num 13:25. They returned after forty days — It…
Num 13:25. They returned after forty days — It is a wonder the people had patience to stay forty days, when they were just ready to enter Canaan, under all the assurances of success they could have from the divine power, proved by a constant series of miracles, that had hitherto attended them. But they distrusted God, and chose to be held in suspense by their own counsels, rather than to rest upon God’s promise! How much do we stand in our own light by unbelief!
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain After forty days - They had no doubt in…
After forty days - They had no doubt in this time explored the whole land. However, it was with the southern part that the Israelites expected to have to deal immediately: and accordingly it is that which is particularly referred to in the following verses, Hebron and its vicinity above all.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 25. Forty days were sufficient for a journey of…
25. Forty days were sufficient for a journey of 250 miles — into the vicinity of Hamath — and the return. The spies could rest six sabbaths and travel 500 miles, going at the rate of less than fifteen miles a day. It is not probable that they went in a body, but singly or by twos.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25–33. The spies returned and reported that the land…
25–33. The spies returned and reported that the land was very fertile (J E ), (but in Num_13:32 not fertile, P ), but the inhabitants were tall and terrible and their cities impregnable.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) After forty days.—This time allowed a full and…
(25) After forty days.—This time allowed a full and careful exploration of the land.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain They returned... after forty days. This is a period…
They returned... after forty days. This is a period of time which constantly recurs in the sacred books. (see on Exo_24:18) It points to the fact that their work was completely done, and the land thoroughly explored.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 After forty days
After forty days
"After 40 days" (See: Numbers)
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They brought back word
Here "word" refers to a report. AT: "They brought back their report" or "They reported what they had seen" (See: Metonymy)
translationWords
Moses
Aaron
people group
Paran
Kadesh
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 13:25-29 The spies agreed that the land was good,…
13:25-29 The spies agreed that the land was good, but most doubted that Israel could conquer it. The strong, well-fed Canaanites had built fortified towns to protect themselves.
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