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Numbers 14:6

And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:

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וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvihoshuaand Jehoshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jehoshua”H3091Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leaderJehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ).בִּןbinsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, 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, […נ֗וּןnunNonנוּןnoun, proper name — “Non”H5126Nun or Non, the father of JoshuaNon, Nun.וְכָלֵב֙vekhalevand Calebכָּלֵבconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Caleb”H3612Caleb, the name of three IsraelitesCaleb.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, 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, […יְפֻנֶּ֔הyefunehJephunnehיְפֻנֶּהnoun, proper name — “Jephunneh”H3312Jephunneh, the name of two IsraelitesJephunneh.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “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.הַתָּרִ֖יםhatarimthe chapתּוּרdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the chap”, a verb used as a describing wordH8446to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitringchap(-man), sent to descry, be excellent, merchant(-man), search (out), seek, (e-) spy (out).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָאָ֑רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.קָרְע֖וּqarevrendקָרַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “rend”, a completed actionH7167to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)cut out, rend, [idiom] surely, tear.בִּגְדֵיהֶֽםbigdeyhemapparelבֶּגֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillageapparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes:

Young’s Literal Translation

And Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, of those spying the land, have rent their garments,

World English Bible

Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes.

Darby Translation

And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of them that searched out the land, rent their garments.

Douay-Rheims

But Josue the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephone, who themselves also had viewed the land, rent their garments,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But Joshua the son of Naue, and Chaleb the son of Jephonne, of the number of them that spied out the land, rent their garments,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰησοῦς δὲ ὁ τοῦ Ναυὴ, καὶ Χάλεβ ὁ τοῦ Ἰεφοννὴ τῶν κατασκεψαμένων τὴν γῆν, διέῤῥηξαν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν,