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Contemporary English Version

Numbers 13:4

with orders to explore the land of Canaan. And here are their names: Shammua son of Zaccur from Reuben, Shaphat son of Hori from Simeon, Caleb son of Jephunneh from Judah, Igal son of Joseph from Issachar, Joshua son of Nun from Ephraim, Palti son of Raphu from Benjamin, Gaddiel son of Sodi from Zebulun, Gaddi son of Susi from Manasseh, Ammiel son of Gemalli from Dan, Sethur son of Michael from Asher, Nahbi son of Vophsi from Naphtali, and Geuel son of Machi from Gad.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Shammua;   Zaccur;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Holy Land;   Reuben, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caleb;   Kadesh or Kadesh-Barnea;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Joshua the son of nun;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Kadesh;   Shammua;   Zaccur;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Shammua;   Zaccur;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kadesh-Barnea;   Shammua(h);   Zacc(h)ur;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hexateuch;   Israel;   Joshua;   Judah;   Shammua;   Zaccur;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Shammua, Shammuah ;   Zaccur ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Tribes;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Shammu'a;   Zac'cur;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Twelve;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Moses;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Reuben;   Shammua;   Zaccur;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Consecration;   ḥanukkah;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
These were their names: Of the tribe of Re'uven, Shammua the son of Zakkur.
King James Version
And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
Lexham English Bible
And these are their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
New Century Version
These are their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
New English Translation
Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
Amplified Bible
These were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;
New American Standard Bible
These then were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also their names are these: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the sonne of Zaccur:
Legacy Standard Bible
These then were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;
Complete Jewish Bible
Here are their names: from the tribe of Re'uven, Shamua the son of Zakur;
Darby Translation
And these are their names: for the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;
Easy-to-Read Version
These are their names: from the tribe of Reuben—Shammua son of Zaccur;
English Standard Version
And these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;
George Lamsa Translation
And these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
These were their names:
Literal Translation
And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Samma the sonne of Zacur, of the trybe of Ruben.
American Standard Version
And these were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
Bible in Basic English
And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, the son of Zaccur.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
[Their names are these. Of the tribe of Ruben, Sammua the sonne of Zacur.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
King James Version (1611)
And these were their names. Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the sonne of Zaccur.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses sent them out of the wilderness of Pharan by the word of the Lord; all these were the princes of the sons of Israel.
English Revised Version
And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
Berean Standard Bible
and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Of the lynage of Ruben, Semmya, the sone of Zectur.
Young's Literal Translation
and these their names: For the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur.
Update Bible Version
And these were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
Webster's Bible Translation
And these [were] their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
World English Bible
These were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
New King James Version
Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;
New Living Translation
These were the tribes and the names of their leaders:
Tribe Leader
Reuben Shammua son of Zaccur
New Life Bible
These were their names. There was Shammua the son of Zaccur from the family of Reuben,
New Revised Standard
These were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, these, are their names, - Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, son of Zaccur;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(13-5) Of the tribe of Ruben, Sammua the son of Zechur.
Revised Standard Version
And these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Sham'mu-a the son of Zaccur;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
These then were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 "Choose a leader from each tribe and send them into Canaan to explore the land I am giving you." 3 So Moses sent twelve tribal leaders from Israel's camp in the Paran Desert 4with orders to explore the land of Canaan. And here are their names: Shammua son of Zaccur from Reuben, Shaphat son of Hori from Simeon, Caleb son of Jephunneh from Judah, Igal son of Joseph from Issachar, Joshua son of Nun from Ephraim, Palti son of Raphu from Benjamin, Gaddiel son of Sodi from Zebulun, Gaddi son of Susi from Manasseh, Ammiel son of Gemalli from Dan, Sethur son of Michael from Asher, Nahbi son of Vophsi from Naphtali, and Geuel son of Machi from Gad. 17 Before Moses sent them into Canaan, he said: After you go through the Southern Desert of Canaan, continue north into the hill country 18 and find out what those regions are like. Be sure to remember how many people live there, how strong they are, 19and if they live in open towns or walled cities. See if the land is good for growing crops and find out what kinds of trees grow there. It's time for grapes to ripen, so try to bring back some of the fruit that grows there.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 2:1 - Reuben Ezekiel 48:1 - the names Revelation 7:5 - tribe of Juda

Cross-References

Genesis 4:26
Later, Seth had a son and named him Enosh. About this time people started worshiping the Lord .
Genesis 13:1
Abram and Sarai took everything they owned and went to the Southern Desert. Lot went with them.
Genesis 13:2
Abram was very rich. He owned many cattle, sheep, and goats, and had a lot of silver and gold.
Genesis 13:3
Abram moved from place to place in the Southern Desert. And finally, he went north and set up his tents between Bethel and Ai,
Genesis 13:8
Abram said to Lot, "We are close relatives. We shouldn't argue, and our men shouldn't be fighting one another.
Genesis 13:18
Abram took down his tents and went to live near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar in honor of the Lord .
Psalms 26:8
I love the temple where you live, and where your glory shines.
Psalms 84:10
One day in your temple is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather serve in your house, than live in the homes of the wicked.
Psalms 107:1
Shout praises to the Lord ! He is good to us, and his love never fails.
Psalms 107:8
You should praise the Lord for his love and for the wonderful things he does for all of us.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And these [were] their names, of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. From Numbers 13:4, there is nothing but the names of the said persons, whose sons they were, and of what tribe; and the several tribes are mentioned, not according to the order of the birth of the patriarchs, nor according to the dignity of their mothers that bore them, but, very likely, according to the order in which they were sent, two by two, to search the land; for had they gone all twelve in a body, they would have been liable to suspicion: the signification of their names is of no importance to know, and will give us no light into their characters or the reason of their choice, nor are their parents elsewhere taken notice of, nor any of them but Joshua and Caleb, of whom we shall hear more hereafter.


 
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