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Numbers 13:5 KJV
Numbers · chapter 13 · verse 5
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.Numbers 13:5 · King James Version
Numbers 13:5 in context
3And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
4And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
5Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
6Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
7Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ShaphatShâphâṭShaphat, the name of four IsraelitesH8202 →
- SimeonShimʻôwnShimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from himH8095 →
- tribemaṭṭeha branchH4294 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Here we have, I. Orders given to send spies to search out the land of Canaan. It is here said, God directed Moses to send them (Num 13:1, Num 13:2), but it appears by the repetition of the story afterwards (Deu 1:22) that the motion came originally from the people;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-20