Numbers 13 · Verse 26

Numbers 13:26

And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
Numbers 13:26, King James Version

Numbers 13:26 in other translations

BSBand they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
WEBThey went and came to Moses, to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them and to all the congregation. They showed them the fruit of the land.
ASVAnd they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.
YLTAnd they go and come in unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto all the company of the sons of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and they bring them and all the company back word, and shew them the fruit of the land.
DARBYAnd they came, and went to Moses and to Aaron, and to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them, and to the whole assembly; and shewed them the fruit of the land.
BBEAnd they came back to Moses and Aaron and all the children of Israel, to Kadesh in the waste land of Paran; and gave an account to them and to all the people and let them see the produce of the land.
WebsterAnd they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them, and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.

What does Numbers 13:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. they came ... to Kadesh--an important encampment of the Israelites. But its exact situation is not definitely known, nor is it determined whether it is the same or a different place from Kadesh-barnea. It is supposed to be identical with Ain-el-Weibeh, a famous spring on the eastern side of the desert [Robinson], or also with Petra [Stanley].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 13:26-33
We may wonder that the people of Israel staid forty days for the return of their spies, when they were ready to enter Canaan, under all the assurances of success they could have from the Divine power, and the miracles that had hitherto attended them. But they distrusted God's power and promise. How much we stand in our own light by our unbelief! At length the messengers returned; but the greater part discouraged the people from going forward to Canaan. Justly are the Israelites left to this temptation, for putting confidence in the judgment of men, when they had the word of God to trust in. Though they had found the land as good as God had said, yet they would not believe it to be as sure as he had said, but despaired of having it, though Eternal Truth had engaged it to them. This was the representation of the evil spies. Caleb, however, encouraged them to go forward, though seconded by Joshua only. He does not say, Let us go up and conquer it; but, Let us go and possess it. Difficulties that are in the way of salvation, dwindle and vanish before a lively, active faith in the power and promise of God. All things are possible, if they are promised, to him that believes; but carnal sense and carnal professors are not to be trusted. Unbelief overlooks the promises and power of God, magnifies every danger and difficulty, and fills the heart with discouragement. May the Lord help us to believe! we shall then find all things possible.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Numbers 13:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּלְכ֡וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980
וַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'Uand they cameH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וְאֶֽל\־ve.'el-and toH413
אַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
עֲדַ֧ת'a.Dat[the] congregation ofH5712
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מִדְבַּ֥רmid.Bar[the] wilderness ofH4057
פָּארָ֖ןpa.RanParanH6290
קָדֵ֑שָׁהka.De.shahKadesh towardsH6946
וַיָּשִׁ֨יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuand they brought backH7725
אוֹתָ֤ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
דָּבָר֙da.VarwordH1697
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712
וַיַּרְא֖וּםvai.yar.'Umand they showed themH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פְּרִ֥יpe.Ri[the] fruit ofH6529
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe landH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 13:26

  • Numbers 32:8

    Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh–barnea to see the land.

  • Numbers 20:1

    Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

  • Numbers 33:36

    And they removed from Ezion–gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.

  • Numbers 20:16

    And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:

  • Deuteronomy 1:19

    And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh–barnea.

  • Joshua 14:6

    Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh–barnea.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
unto the wilderness.
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Kadesh.
20:1,16; 32:8; 33:36; De 1:19; Jos 14:6

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Context

  • Numbers 13:25

    And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.

  • Numbers 13:26

    And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.

  • Numbers 13:27

    And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

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Numbers 13:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y volvieron de reconocer la tierra al cabo de cuarenta días.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils allèrent, et arrivèrent auprès de Moïse et d’Aaron, et de toute l’assemblée des fils d’Israël, au désert de Paran, à Kadès; et ils leur rendirent compte, ainsi qu’à toute l’assemblée, et leur montrèrent le fruit du pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie gingen und kamen zu Mose und zu Aaron und zu der ganzen Gemeinde der Kinder Israel in die Wüste Paran nach Kades; und sie brachten ihnen und der ganzen Gemeinde Bescheid und zeigten ihnen die Frucht des Landes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Reversique exploratores terræ post quadraginta dies, omni regione circuita,