Numbers 13:20
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
חֶלֶב
cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
רוּחַ
rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
פְּרִי
pᵉrîy
fruit (literally or figuratively)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
Key Terms in This Verse
רוּחַ rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...
Study H7307 →חֶלֶב cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
Study H2459 →Cross References
And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became...
For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked work...
I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.
And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.
Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
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