Numbers 13:25

Hebrew
וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ מִתּ֣וּר הָאָ֑רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
מִקֵּ֖ץ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יֽוֹם
ESV
At the end of forty days they returned from spying out the land.
NIV
At the end of forty days they returned from exploring the land.
NLT
After exploring the land for forty days, the men returned
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἀπέστρεψαν ἐκεῖθεν κατασκεψάμενοι τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
γῆνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
μετὰ τεσσαράκοντα ἡμέρας
KJV
And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.

Numbers 13:24 ← Numbers 13:25 → Numbers 13:26

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