Numbers 13:31

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָ֨אֲנָשִׁ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־עָל֤וּ עִמּוֹ֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹ֥א נוּכַ֖ל לַעֲל֣וֹת אֶל־הָעָ֑ם כִּֽי־חָזָ֥ק ה֖וּא מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

Transliteration

wə-hā-ʾănāšîm ʾăšer-ʿālû ʿimmô ʾāmərû lōʾ nûkal laʿălôt ʾel-hā-ʿām kî-ḥāzāq hûʾ mimmenû

Grammar Details

*wə-hā-ʾănāšîm*: conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and the men
*ʾăšer*: relative particle - who
*ʿālû*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - went up
*ʿimmô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him
*ʾāmərû*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they said
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*nûkal*: Qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we are able
*laʿălôt*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to go up
*ʾel*: preposition - against
*hā-ʿām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people
*kî*: conjunction - for
*ḥāzāq*: adjective, masculine singular - strong
*hûʾ*: personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he/it
*mimmenû*: preposition + 1st common plural suffix - than us

Word Meanings

*nûkal*: we are able/we can
*laʿălôt*: to go up/to ascend/to attack
*ḥāzāq*: strong/powerful/mighty

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Referenced Verses

Deut 1:28 : 28 Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
Josh 14:8 : 8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
Num 32:9 : 9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.
Heb 3:19 : 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
Deut 9:1 : 1 Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,

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