King James Version

Numbers 13:23

And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.

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וַיָּבֹ֜אוּvayavovand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.נַ֣חַלnachalbrookנַחַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “brook”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.אֶשְׁכֹּ֗לeshkolEshcolאֶשְׁכֹּלnoun, proper name — “Eshcol”H812Eshcol, the name of an Amorite, also of a valley in PalestineEshcol.וַיִּכְרְת֨וּvayikhretvand covenantכָּרַתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and covenant”, the next action in the storyH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.מִשָּׁ֤םmishamfrom thereשָׁםpreposition, adverb — “from there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.זְמוֹרָה֙zemorahvineזְמוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “vine”, the ordinary formH2156a twig (as pruned)vine, branch, slip.וְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹלveeshkoland clusterאֶשְׁכּוֹלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and cluster”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH811a bunch of grapes or other fruitcluster (of grapes).עֲנָבִים֙anavimgrapeעֵנָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “grape”, the ordinary formH6025a grape(ripe) grape, wine.אֶחָ֔דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּvayisauhvand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and lift up”, the next action in the storyH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…בַמּ֖וֹטvamotin yokeמוֹטpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in yoke”, the ordinary formH4132a wavering, i.e. fall; by implication, a pole (as shaking); hence, a yoke (as essentially a bent pole)bar, be moved, staff, yoke.בִּשְׁנָ֑יִםbishnayimin twoשְׁנַיִםpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, absolute — “in two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.וּמִןuminand fromמִןconjunction, preposition — “and from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הָרִמֹּנִ֖יםharimonimthe pomegranateרִמּוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the pomegranate”, the ordinary formH7416a pomegranate, the tree (from its upright growth) or the fruit (also an artificial ornament)pomegranate.וּמִןuminand fromמִןconjunction, preposition — “and from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַתְּאֵנִֽיםhatenimthe figתְּאֵןdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the fig”, the ordinary formH8384the fig (tree or fruit)fig (tree).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they came unto the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it upon a pole between two; they took also of the pomegranates, and of the figs. —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they came unto the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it upon a staff between two; they brought also of the pomegranates, and of the figs.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they come in unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down thence a branch and one cluster of grapes, and they bear it on a staff by two, also [some] of the pomegranates, and of the figs.

World English Bible

They came to the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it on a staff between two. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs.

Darby Translation

And they came as far as the valley of Eshcol, and cut down thence a branch with one bunch of grapes, and they bore it between two upon a pole; and [they brought] of the pomegranates, and of the figs.

Douay-Rheims

And they went up at the south side, and came to Hebron, where were Achiman and Sisai and Tholmai the sons of Enac. For Hebron was built seven years before Tanis the city of Egypt.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they came to the valley of the cluster and surveyed it; and they cut down thence a bough and one cluster of grapes upon it, and bore it on staves, and they took of the pomegranates and the figs.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἤλθοσαν ἕως φάραγγος βότρυος, καὶ κατεσκέψαντο αὐτήν· καὶ ἔκοψαν ἐκεῖθεν κλῆμα καὶ βότρυν σταφυλῆς ἕνα ἐπʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ᾖραν αὐτὸν ἐπʼ ἀναφορεύσι, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ῥοῶν, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν συκῶν.