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Numbers 13:22

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.

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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.)

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.)

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.Luand they went upH5927 →
בַנֶּגֶב֮va.ne.Gevin the NegevH5045 →
וַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935 →
עַד־'ad-toH5704 →
חֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnHebronH2275 →
וְשָׁ֤םve.Shamand [were] thereH8033 →
אֲחִימַן֙'a.chi.ManAhimanH289 →
שֵׁשַׁ֣יshe.ShaiSheshaiH8344 →
וְתַלְמַ֔יve.tal.Maiand TalmaiH8526 →
יְלִידֵ֖יye.li.Deithose born ofH3211 →
הָעֲנָ֑קha.'a.Nak<the> AnakH6061 →
וְחֶבְר֗וֹןve.chev.Ronand HebronH2275 →
שֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'sevenH7651 →
שָׁנִים֙sha.NimyearsH8141 →
נִבְנְתָ֔הniv.ne.Tahit was builtH1129 →
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
צֹ֥עַןTzo.'anZoanH6814 →
מִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →

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Psalms 78:43when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan.Psalms 78:12He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.Isaiah 19:11The 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”?Joshua 15:13–14According 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.)Isaiah 30:4For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,Judges 1:10Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.Joshua 11:21–22At 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.Judges 1:20Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.Joshua 10:36Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.Deuteronomy 9:2The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?”Ezekiel 30:14I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.Joshua 14:13–15Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.Joshua 21:13So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,Genesis 13:18So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.2 Samuel 2:1Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.Isaiah 19:13The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.Genesis 23:2She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.2 Samuel 2:11And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

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The Spies Return from the Promised Land — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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