Numbers 13:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 13:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שְׁלַח
shâlach
H7971
to send
לְךָ֣
אֲנָשִׁ֗ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְיָתֻ֨רוּ֙
tûwr
H8446
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כְּנַ֔עַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲנִ֥י
ʼănîy
H589
I
נֹתֵ֖ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִבְנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶחָד֩
ʼechâd
H259
one
אִ֨ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶחָ֜ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
לְמַטֵּ֤ה
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
אֲבֹתָיו֙
ʼâb
H1
father
תִּשְׁלָ֔חוּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
נָשִׂ֥יא
nâsîyʼ
H5387
chief
בָהֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
Send you men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall you send a man, everyone a prince among them.
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King James Version Public Domain
Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Send for you men, and they shall explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel. One man, one man to the tribe of his fathers you shall send, every a leader among them.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).