Numbers 13:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. ”

Numbers 13:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Espial of Canaan. This narrative is marked by numerous discrepancies, due to its being a fusion of two accounts drawn from JE and P. In the one (JE) the spies start probably from Kadesh ( Numbe...
Numbers 13:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

by the commandment of the LORD. Compare Deuteronomy 1:19-22 . commandment. Hebrew "mouth". Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, put for what is spoken by the mouth. heads . captains...
Numbers 13:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
Numbers 13:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. Those men were heads - not the princes who are named, Num...
Numbers 13:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sending of the Spies and their Report 8. Oshea] RV 'Hoshea,' meaning 'help' or 'salvation.' Joshua, or Jehoshua ( Numbers 13:16 ), means 'Jehovah is my help': see on Exodus 17:9 .
Numbers 13:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And Moses, by the commandment of the Lord, sent them, &c. — Better, And Moses sent them, from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command (literally, the mouth) of the Lord, i.e., as...
Numbers 13:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE SPIES AND THEIR REPORT Numbers 13:1-33 ; Numbers 14:1-10 Two narratives at least appear to be united in the thirteenth and fourteenth Chapter s. From Numbers 13:17 ; Numbers 13:22-23 , w...
Numbers 13:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Spies Sent to Canaan Numbers 12:16 ; Numbers 13:1-20 By comparing the opening verses with Deuteronomy 1:19-22 , it appears that the suggestion about the spies emanated from the people, an...
Numbers 13:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have another story of failure. It is closely associated with the movement of the people toward the promised land. The hour had come in which they should go forward. In this account in Numbers...
Numbers 13:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The HOLY GHOST hath been pleased to mention by name, the persons who went on this embassy. But observe with what particular attention Joshua is mentioned, and his name changed. The addition of the fi...
Numbers 13:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Moses, by the commandment of the Lord ,.... By his power, permission, and leave, as Jarchi, that there might be no delay through his means: sent them from the wilderness of Paran ; from Rithma...
Numbers 13:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men [were] heads of the children of Israel. Ver. 3. By the commandment of the Lord. ] That is, by his per...
Numbers 13:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

SPIES SENT TO CANAAN (vs.1-25) As Israel drew nearer to Canaan, God instructed Moses to send a man from each of the 12 tribes to spy out the land Canaan (vs.1-2). If we compare this to Deuterono...
Numbers 13:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Missions of the Twelve Spies. B. C. 1490. 1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2...
Numbers 13:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Numbers 13:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 13 The Sending Out of Scouts and the Message They Brought Back. 1). The Scouts Sent Out ( Numbers 13:1-16 ). The first section from Numbers 13:1-16 basically covers: a Yahweh's comm...
Numbers 13:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 13:1-2 . And the Lord spake unto Moses , &c. It appears from Deuteronomy 1:22-23 , that the sending of the spies to search out the land was suggested b...
Numbers 13:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 13:11 . The tribe of Joseph. This verse seems deficient. Septri Manasseh; where the sense is, that the sceptre of Joseph was in the tribe of Manasseh. The Hebrew משׂה matta, signifies...
Numbers 13:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan. Glimpses of the better land I. The search. II. The retreat, III. An emblem of God’s dealings with His people. 1. The children of...
Numbers 13:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE REBELLION AT KADESH ( Numbers 13:1-4 , Numbers 14:1-4 ). Numbers 13:2 Send thou men, that they may search the land. If this account of the mission of the spies be...
Numbers 13:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Sending of the Spies
Numbers 13:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 1:19 ; Deuteronomy 1:23 ; Deuteronomy 9:23 ; Numbers 12:16 ; Numbers 32:8

Numbers 13:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 13:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Numbers 13:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 13:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 13:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 13:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Numbers 13:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Numbers 13:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Numbers 13:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 13:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 13:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 13:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Numbers 13:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 13:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 13:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 13:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 13:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 13:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 13:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Numbers 13:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Numbers 13:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 13:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge