Numbers 13:5
in Numbers 13from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
KJV
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
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This verse in Numbers 13
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori
on Numbers 13:5-10
Caleb at verse 6 and Hoshea at verse 8 are named with nothing to set them apart from the ten. Matthew Henry suggests the roll is kept for the sake of the two good men in it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. See Gill on Num 13:4.
The words behind it
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לְמַטֵּ֣ה | lemateh | for [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| שִׁמְע֔וֹן | shimon | Simeon | H8095 → | 44 times |
| שָׁפָ֖ט | shafat | Shaphat | H8202 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חוֹרִֽי׃ | chori | Hori | H2753 → |
לְמַטֵּ֣הfor [the] tribe of
lematehH4294 →252 times
שִׁמְע֔וֹןSimeon
shimonH8095 →44 times
שָׁפָ֖טShaphat
shafatH8202 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
חוֹרִֽי׃Hori
choriH2753 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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Who and where
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.