Numbers 13:18

18 See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.

Numbers 13:18 in Other Translations

18 And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;

18 and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many,

18 See what the land is like, and find out whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many.

18 Look the land over, see what it is like. Assess the people: Are they strong or weak? Are there few or many?

18 See what the land is like, and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.

Numbers 13:18 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 13:18

And see the land what it [is], and the people that dwelleth
therein
The situation and condition of the country, and the nature, temper, disposition, and constitution of the inhabitants, by which it might be judged whether it was a desirable thing to possess it, and whether it was practicable to subdue and take it;

whether they [be] strong or weak, few or many;
whether able-bodied men fit for war, and of spirit, strength, and courage, or feeble and pusillanimous, weak and timorous; and whether their number was small or great, by which they would be capable of judging whether they were in a state and condition to defend themselves or not, and whether a conquest of them was easy or not; the last of the two things in the preceding clause is first particularly explained and enlarged upon, as is usual in the Hebrew language.

Numbers 13:18 In-Context

16 These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)

17 When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, “Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country.

18 See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.

19 What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified?

20 How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)