King James Version

Numbers 13:24

The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.

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לַמָּק֣וֹםlamaqomto countryמָקוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to country”, the ordinary formH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).הַה֔וּאhahuthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.קָרָ֖אqaracallקָרָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “call”, a completed actionH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.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.אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹלeshkolEshcolאֶשְׁכֹּלnoun, proper name — “Eshcol”H812Eshcol, the name of an Amorite, also of a valley in PalestineEshcol.עַ֚לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אֹד֣וֹתodotcauseאוֹדוֹתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH182turnings (i.e. occasions); (adverb) on account of(be-) cause, concerning, sake.הָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלhaeshkolthe clusterאֶשְׁכּוֹלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the cluster”, the ordinary formH811a bunch of grapes or other fruitcluster (of grapes).אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…כָּרְת֥וּkaretvcovenantכָּרַתverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “covenant”, a completed actionH3772to 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.מִשָּׁ֖םmishamfrom 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.בְּנֵ֥יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence. —

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American Standard Version (1901)

That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence.

Young’s Literal Translation

That place hath [one] called Brook of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut from thence.

World English Bible

That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there.

Darby Translation

That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the grapes which the children of Israel had cut down there.

Douay-Rheims

And going forward as far as the torrent of the cluster of grapes, they cut off a branch with its cluster of grapes, which two men carried upon a lever. They took also of the pomegranates and of the figs of that place:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence. —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they called that place, The valley of the cluster, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸν τόπον ἐκεῖνον ἐπωνόμασαν Φάραγξ βότρυος, διὰ τὸν βότρυν, ὃν ἔκοψαν ἐκεῖθεν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραήλ.