KJV King James Version
And what the land [is] that they dwell in, whether it [be] good or bad; and what cities [they be] that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 13:19
And what the land [is] that they dwell in, whether it [be] good or bad; and what cities [they be] that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?
WEB World English Bible
and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;
ASV American Standard Version
and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and what the land is in which it is dwelling, whether it is good or bad; and what are the cities in which it is dwelling, whether in camps or in fortresses;
Surrounding context — Numbers 13
16 These [are] the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.
17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this [way] southward, and go up into the mountain:
18 And see the land, what it [is]; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they [be] strong or weak, few or many;
19 And what the land [is] that they dwell in, whether it [be] good or bad; and what cities [they be] that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;
20 And what the land [is], whether it [be] fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time [was] the time of the firstripe grapes.
21 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
22 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.)
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּמָ֣הH4100 · mahwhat?הָאָ֗רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichהוּא֙H1931 · huhe/she/itיֹשֵׁ֣בH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבָּ֔הּH9034 · haherהֲטוֹבָ֥הH2896 · tovpleasantהִ֖ואH1931 · huhe/she/itאִם־H518 · imifרָעָ֑הH7451 · rabad: harmfulוּמָ֣הH4100 · mahwhat?הֶֽעָרִ֗יםH5892 · irexcitementאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichהוּא֙H1931 · huhe/she/itיוֹשֵׁ֣בH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבָּהֵ֔נָּהH9039 · henthemהַבְּמַֽחֲנִ֖יםH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampאִ֥םH518 · imifבְּמִבְצָרִֽים׃H4013 · miv.tsarfortification
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