Numbers 13:19
New International Version
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?

New Living Translation
See what kind of land they live in. Is it good or bad? Do their towns have walls, or are they unprotected like open camps?

English Standard Version
and whether the land that they dwell in is good or bad, and whether the cities that they dwell in are camps or strongholds,

Berean Standard Bible
Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?

King James Bible
And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

New King James Version
whether the land they dwell in is good or bad; whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or strongholds;

New American Standard Bible
And how is the land in which they live, is it good or bad? And how are the cities in which they live, are the people in open camps or in fortifications?

NASB 1995
“How is the land in which they live, is it good or bad? And how are the cities in which they live, are they like open camps or with fortifications?

NASB 1977
“And how is the land in which they live, is it good or bad? And how are the cities in which they live, are they like open camps or with fortifications?

Legacy Standard Bible
And how is the land in which they live, is it good or bad? And how are the cities in which they live, are they like open camps or with fortifications?

Amplified Bible
and whether the land in which they live is good or bad, and whether the cities in which they live are [open] camps or fortifications,

Christian Standard Bible
Is the land they live in good or bad? Are the cities they live in encampments or fortifications?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Is the land they live in good or bad? Are the cities they live in encampments or fortifications?

American Standard Version
and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And what the land is which they inhabit.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And what the land is on which they dwell, whether it is good or bad; and what the cities are wherein these dwell, whether they dwell in walled cities or unwalled.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The land itself, whether it be good or bad: what manner of cities, walled or without walls:

English Revised Version
and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strong holds;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Is the land they live in good or bad? Do their cities have walls around them or not?

Good News Translation
Find out whether the land is good or bad and whether the people live in open towns or in fortified cities.

International Standard Version
Look to see whether the land where they live is good or bad, and whether the cities in which they live are merely tents or if they're fortified.

JPS Tanakh 1917
and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;

Literal Standard Version
and what the land [is] in which it is dwelling, whether it [is] good or bad; and what [are] the cities in which it is dwelling, whether in camps or in fortresses.

Majority Standard Bible
Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?

New American Bible
Is the country in which they live good or bad? Are the towns in which they dwell open or fortified?

NET Bible
and whether the land they live in is good or bad, and whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or fortified cities,

New Revised Standard Version
and whether the land they live in is good or bad, and whether the towns that they live in are unwalled or fortified,

New Heart English Bible
and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;

Webster's Bible Translation
And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

World English Bible
and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;

Young's Literal Translation
and what the land is in which it is dwelling, whether it is good or bad; and what are the cities in which it is dwelling, whether in camps or in fortresses;

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Spies Explore Canaan
18See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many. 19 Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications? 20Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)…

Cross References
Numbers 13:18
See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many.

Numbers 13:20
Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land." (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)


Treasury of Scripture

And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

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Numbers 13
1. The names of the men who were sent to search the land
17. Their instructions
21. Their acts
26. Their relation














(19) Whether in tents.--Better, in camps, i.e., in open villages and hamlets, as contrasted with strongholds or fortified places.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Is the land
הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

where
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

they
הוּא֙ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

live
יֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

good
הֲטוֹבָ֥ה (hă·ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

or
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

bad?
רָעָ֑ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

Are the cities
הֶֽעָרִ֗ים (he·‘ā·rîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5892: Excitement

where
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

they
הוּא֙ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

dwell
יוֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·wō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

open camps
הַבְּמַֽחֲנִ֖ים (hab·bə·ma·ḥă·nîm)
Article, Preposition-b | Noun - common plural
Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army

or
אִ֥ם (’im)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

fortifications?
בְּמִבְצָרִֽים׃ (bə·miḇ·ṣā·rîm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4013: A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender


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