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Numbers 13:20
New English Translation
Numbers 13:20
New English Translation
20 and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether or not there are forests in it. And be brave,[a] and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” Now it was the time of year[b] for the first ripe grapes.[c]
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- Numbers 13:20 tn The verb is the Hitpael perfect with vav (ו) consecutive, from the root חָזַק (khazaq, “to be strong”). Here it could mean “strengthen yourselves” or “be courageous” or “determined.” See further uses in 2 Sam 10:12; 1 Kgs 20:22; 1 Chr 19:13.
- Numbers 13:20 tn Heb “Now the days were the days of.”
- Numbers 13:20 sn The reference to the first ripe grapes would put the time somewhere at the end of July.
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