Numbers 13:30
in Numbers 13Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
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ASV
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
KJV
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
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This verse in Numbers 13
Commentary
4 notes on this verseDifficulties that lie in the way of salvation dwindle and vanish before a lively active faith in the power and promise of God. All things are possible, if they be but promised, to him that believes.
This site's exposition
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses
Caleb has to still the people first, which tells us how the room had already turned. He disputes none of the facts and answers with a timetable, let us go up at once and possess it, and Numbers 14:9 gives his ground when he and Joshua say the LORD is with us. Matthew Henry reads the whole difficulty as shrinking before a living faith in the power and the promise of God.
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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He looks on that to be as good as done already: but, Let us go up and possess it! There is nothing to be done, but to enter without delay, and take the possession which our great Lord is now ready to give us! Thus difficulties that lie in the way of salvation, vanish away before a lively faith.
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The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֧הַס | vaiyahas | and he silenced | H2013 → | |
| כָּלֵ֛ב | kalev | Caleb | H3612 → | 35 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָעָ֖ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֑ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| עָלֹ֤ה | ʾaloh | certainly <to go up> | H5927 → | 890 times |
| נַעֲלֶה֙ | naaleh | we will go up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| וְיָרַ֣שְׁנוּ | veyarashnu | and we will take possession of | H3423 → | 231 times |
| אֹתָ֔הּ | ʾotah | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יָכ֥וֹל | yakhol | certainly <to prevail> | H3201 → | 194 times |
| נוּכַ֖ל | nukhal | we will prevail | H3201 → | 194 times |
| לָֽהּ׃ | lah | to <the> it |
וַיַּ֧הַסand he silenced
vaiyahasH2013 →
כָּלֵ֛בCaleb
kalevH3612 →35 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָעָ֖םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
עָלֹ֤הcertainly <to go up>
ʾalohH5927 →890 times
נַעֲלֶה֙we will go up
naalehH5927 →890 times
וְיָרַ֣שְׁנוּand we will take possession of
veyarashnuH3423 →231 times
אֹתָ֔הּ<obj.> it
ʾotahH853 →10935 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יָכ֥וֹלcertainly <to prevail>
yakholH3201 →194 times
נוּכַ֖לwe will prevail
nukhalH3201 →194 times
לָֽהּ׃to <the> it
lah
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- Colossians 1:11
being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- Isaiah 40:29–31
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
it leads to
- Psalms 118:6
The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Jeremiah 1:19
They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
- Psalms 56:11
in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Psalms 118:6
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.