Numbers 13:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

And they ascended by the south and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they went up{H5927} by the South,{H5045} and came{H935} unto Hebron;{H2275} and Ahiman,{H289} Sheshai,{H8344} and Talmai,{H8526} the children{H3211} of Anak,{H6061} were there. (Now Hebron{H2275} was built{H1129} seven{H7651} years{H8141} before{H6440} Zoan{H6814} in Egypt.){H4714}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they ascended{H5927}{(H8799)} by the south{H5045}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} unto Hebron{H2275}; where Ahiman{H289}, Sheshai{H8344}, and Talmai{H8526}, the children{H3211} of Anak{H6061}, were.(Now Hebron{H2275} was built{H1129}{(H8738)} seven{H7651} years{H8141} before{H6440} Zoan{H6814} in Egypt{H4714}.)

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and they ascended vnto the south and came vnto Hebron where Ahiman was and Sesai and Thalmani the sonnes of Enacke. Hebron was bylt.vij. yere before Zoan in Egipte.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    They wente vp also towarde the south, and came vnto Hebron, where Ahiman was, and Sesai and Thalmai, the children of Enack (Hebron was buylded seuen yeare before Zoan in Egipte.)

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    (13:23) And they ascended toward the South, and came vnto Hebron, where were Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the sonnes of Anak; Hebron was built seuen yeere before Zoan in Egypt.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they ascended vnto the south, and come vnto Hebron, where Ahiman was and Sesai, and Thalmai, the sonnes of Anac. Hebron was buylt seuen yeres before Zoan in Egypt.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, [were]. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they go up by the south, and come in unto Hebron, and there `are' Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, children of Anak (and Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt),

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they went up by the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they went up by the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    They went up into the South and came to Hebron; and Ahiman and Sheshai and Talmai, the children of Anak, were living there. (Now the building of Hebron took place seven years before that of Zoan in Egypt.)

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When they went up through the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living.(Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 78:12 : 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
  • Ps 78:43 : 43 How he had worked his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:
  • Isa 19:11 : 11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools; the counsel of the wise counselors of Pharaoh has become brutish. How can you say to Pharaoh, 'I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?'
  • Judg 1:10 : 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron, (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba) and they killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
  • Isa 30:4 : 4 For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
  • Josh 11:21-22 : 21 And at that time Joshua came, and cut off the Anakim from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities. 22 There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, some remained.
  • Josh 15:13-14 : 13 Caleb the son of Jephunneh received a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, namely the city of Arba the father of Anak, which is Hebron. 14 And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
  • Josh 21:13 : 13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its suburbs,
  • Josh 14:13-15 : 13 And Joshua blessed him and gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron as an inheritance. 14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel. 15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
  • Gen 13:18 : 18 Then Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelled in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar to the LORD.
  • Gen 23:2 : 2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba, which is Hebron in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
  • Num 13:17 : 17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:
  • Num 13:33 : 33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, descendants of the giants; and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.
  • 2 Sam 2:1 : 1 And it happened after this, that David asked of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said to him, Go up. And David said, Where shall I go up? And He said, To Hebron.
  • 2 Sam 2:11 : 11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
  • Isa 19:13 : 13 The princes of Zoan are become fools; the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they who are the foundation of its tribes.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 13:17-21
    5 verses
    79%

    17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:

    18 See the land, how it is; and the people who dwell in it, whether they are strong or weak, few or many;

    19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they dwell in, whether in tent camps or fortified cities;

    20 And what the land is, whether it is rich or poor, whether there is wood in it, or not. Be of good courage, and bring some of the fruit of the land. Now was the time of the first ripe grapes.

    21 So they went up and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath.

  • Josh 15:13-15
    3 verses
    77%

    13 Caleb the son of Jephunneh received a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, namely the city of Arba the father of Anak, which is Hebron.

    14 And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

    15 And he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir: the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.

  • Judg 1:20
    75%

    20 And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses said, and he expelled from there the three sons of Anak.

  • Num 13:28-29
    2 verses
    73%

    28 Nevertheless, the people are strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover, we saw the descendants of Anak there.

    29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south; and the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan.

  • Num 13:23-25
    3 verses
    73%

    23 And they came to the Valley of Eshcol, and cut down a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they carried it between two on a staff. They also brought pomegranates and figs.

    24 The place was called the Valley of Eshcol because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down there.

    25 And they returned from exploring the land after forty days.

  • Josh 21:11
    73%

    11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs around it.

  • Deut 1:28
    72%

    28 Where shall we go up? Our brethren have discouraged our hearts, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.

  • Judg 1:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

    10 And Judah went against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron, (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba) and they killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

  • Deut 1:24
    72%

    24 And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and explored it.

  • Josh 15:3
    70%

    3 And it extended to the south of Maalehacrabbim, proceeded to Zin, ascended on the south side to Kadeshbarnea, passed by Hezron, went up to Adar, and circled around to Karkaa:

  • Deut 9:2
    70%

    2 A people great and tall, the children of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you have heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!

  • Deut 2:21
    69%

    21 a people great and many and tall, as the Anakim; but the LORD destroyed them before them, and they succeeded them and dwelt in their place.

  • 1 Sam 27:8
    69%

    8 And David and his men went up and invaded the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for those nations were the inhabitants of the land from long ago, as you go to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 14:5-7
    3 verses
    69%

    5 And in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings with him came and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

    6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.

    7 And they returned and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelled in Hazezontamar.

  • Josh 2:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

    23 So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

  • Josh 14:12
    69%

    12 Now therefore give me this mountain, of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fortified; if so the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.

  • Josh 10:36
    69%

    36 Then Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it.

  • Num 13:31-32
    2 verses
    69%

    31 But the men who went up with him said, We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.

    32 And they gave a bad report of the land which they had explored to the children of Israel, saying, The land through which we have gone to explore it is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw in it are men of great stature.

  • 2 Sam 24:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6 Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; and they came to Dan Jaan, and around to Sidon,

    7 And came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beersheba.

  • Josh 11:3
    68%

    3 And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.

  • Josh 14:15
    68%

    15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.

  • Josh 13:3
    68%

    3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even to the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:

  • Josh 12:8
    68%

    8 In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:

  • Josh 11:21-22
    2 verses
    68%

    21 And at that time Joshua came, and cut off the Anakim from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.

    22 There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, some remained.

  • Judg 3:3
    68%

    3 Namely, five rulers of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baalhermon to the entrance of Hamath.

  • Deut 1:22
    68%

    22 And every one of you came near to me, and said, Let us send men before us, and they shall search out the land for us, and bring us back word of the way we must go up and of the cities we will come to.

  • Judg 3:5
    67%

    5 And the children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:

  • 2 Chr 11:10
    67%

    10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

  • Deut 34:3
    67%

    3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, to Zoar.

  • Neh 11:30
    67%

    30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they lived from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.

  • Num 32:9
    67%

    9 For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, so that they would not go into the land which the LORD had given them.

  • Judg 1:16
    67%

    16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

  • Josh 15:50
    67%

    50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,