Numbers 13:9
in Numbers 13from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
KJV
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
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This verse in Numbers 13
Commentary
3 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.
This site's exposition
Palti son of Raphu
The twelve spies are different men from the tribal chiefs of Numbers 1:5-15, where Benjamin's chief was Abidan son of Gideoni. Gill calls them persons of rule who bore some office of magistracy. Palti son of Raphu appears only here.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu. 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 |
| בִנְיָמִ֔ן | vinyamin | Benjamin | H1144 → | 166 times |
| פַּלְטִ֖י | palti | Palti | H6406 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| רָפֽוּא׃ | rafu' | Raphu | H7505 → |
לְמַטֵּ֣הfor [the] tribe of
lematehH4294 →252 times
בִנְיָמִ֔ןBenjamin
vinyaminH1144 →166 times
פַּלְטִ֖יPalti
paltiH6406 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
רָפֽוּא׃Raphu
rafu'H7505 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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About Numbers
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.