Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of Yahweh. All of them were men who were heads of the children of Israel.
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Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of Yahweh. All of them were men who were heads of the children of Israel.
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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.
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And Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of the LORD; all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel.
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Passages linked to Numbers 13:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Numbers 12:16 Afterward the people traveled from Hazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.
- Numbers 32:8 Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.
- Deuteronomy 1:19 We traveled from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw, by the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as Yahweh our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh Barnea.
- Deuteronomy 9:23 When Yahweh sent you from Kadesh Barnea, saying, “Go up and possess the land which I have given you,” you rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh your God, and you didn’t believe him or listen to his voice.
- Deuteronomy 1:23 The thing pleased me well. I took twelve of your men, one man for every tribe.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain After the people had required it of Moses, as…
After the people had required it of Moses, as it is in Deut. 1:22, then the Lord spake to Moses so to do.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Num 13:3 And Moses by the commandment of the…
Num 13:3 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.
Ver. 3. By the commandment of the Lord.] That is, by his permission; {See Trapp on "Num 13:1"} God’s command was, that they should forthwith, without any further search, go up and possess the land. {Deu 1:21} Now wicked men are esteemed unjust, because they act against God’s command, though according to his decree; like as believers are esteemed just, not because they obey God’s decree, but his command.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Moses, by the commandment of the Lord,.... By…
And Moses, by the commandment of the Lord,.... By his power, permission, and leave, as Jarchi, that there might be no delay through his means:
sent them from the wilderness of Paran; from Rithmah or Kadeshbarnea, which seem to be one and the same place in that wilderness: this, as before observed, was on the twenty ninth day of Sivan: See Gill on Num 13:1,
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all those were heads of the children of Israel; were not mean and vulgar men, but persons of rule, who bore some office of magistracy ant government among the people in their respective tribes.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Rulers of a hundred men, according to Hiscuni, inferior…
Rulers of a hundred men, according to Hiscuni, inferior to those mentioned, chap. x. 14. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain those men were heads of the children of Israel--Not…
those men were heads of the children of Israel--Not the princes who are named (Num 10:14-16, Num 10:18-20, Num 10:22-27), but chiefs, leading men though not of the first rank.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (3) And Moses, by the commandment of the Lord,…
(3) And Moses, by the commandment of the Lord, sent them, &c.—Better, And Moses sent them, from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command (literally, the mouth) of the Lord, i.e., as appears from Deu_1:19. from Kadesh-barnea.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain HOMILIES BY E.S. PROUT Vers. 3, 4. The sin…
HOMILIES BY E.S. PROUT Vers. 3, 4. The sin and shame of apostasy.
The sin of the Israelites at this time is almost incredible. Their rash words (verse 3) prompt to reckless resolutions (verse 4), which, if not actually carried out, are laid to their charge. (Neh_9:17) Their crime includes the following sins:
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1. Criminal forgetfulness, as though the bondage of Egypt were better than warfare under "Jehovah Nissi". (Exo_17:15)
2. Gross ingratitude. They imply that God has spared them and cared for them thus far in order to destroy them at last.
3. Shameful distrust, notwithstanding all the promises God has given, and the "signs" of his faithfulness he has shown (verse 11).
4. Obstinate disobedience a stubborn disregard of the word and will of their God.
5. Utter madness. In returning to Egypt they must part company with Moses their leader and Aaron their priest. They must abandon the ark and the altar. They could not expect the manna to feed them or the cloud to guide them. And if they ever reached Egypt, what a reception.would meet them there! All these sins are seen in a still more glaring form in the shameful crime of apostasy from Christ. Such a "drawing" back to perdition implies a previous coming near to Christ, and an enjoyment of blessings analogous to the covenanted blessings of ancient Israel. (Exo_19:3-6 Exo_24:4-8)
In apostasy we see
1. Criminal forgetfulness of the bondage of evil habits, the burden of an uneasy conscience, the yearnings of unsatisfied desire, and all the other evils from which we looked to Christ to deliver us. How can it be "better to return" to these?
2. Gross ingratitude to God for all the blessing"s enjoyed during the Christian pilgrimage so far; as though such a God could fail or forsake us, and not "perfect that which concerneth us," as all his previous blessings are a pledge that he will do. (Psa_138:8 Rom_8:32)
3. Shameful distrust. "An evil heart of unbelief" is generally the primary cause of departing from God. (Heb_3:12) Distrust makes us weak against temptations even of the grossest kind. We may lose courage amid foes or temptations which, but for shameful want of confidence in God, would have little power to alarm and divert us from the path of duty. (cf. Psa_27:1-3 Psa_118:6-12, and, in contrast, 1Sa_27:1)
4. Obstinate disobedience. For we are "under law to Christ;" and "his will is our sanctification," our perseverance, our conflict and victory till we reach the heavenly Canaan. (1Th_4:3 1Ti_6:11-14 Heb_3:14 Heb_6:12)
5. Utter madness; for to "draw back" is to forfeit the fellowship of Christ"s Church, the tokens of his favour, his promises, his consolations, and the good-will of God. To succeed is perdition. P. (Heb_10:26-39)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Shammua son of Zaccur
Shammua son of Zaccur
These are men's names. (See: How to Translate Names)
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translationWords
desert
Paran
obey
command
Reuben
son
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