Nombres 13:4

4 Moïse les envoya donc du désert de Paran, selon le commandement de l'Éternel; tous ces hommes étaient chefs des enfants d'Israël.

Nombres 13:4 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 13:4

And these [were] their names, of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua
the son of Zaccur.
] From ( Numbers 13:4-15 ) , there is nothing but the names of the said persons, whose sons they were, and of what tribe; and the several tribes are mentioned, not according to the order of the birth of the patriarchs, nor according to the dignity of their mothers that bore them, but, very likely, according to the order in which they were sent, two by two, to search the land; for had they gone all twelve in a body, they would have been liable to suspicion: the signification of their names is of no importance to know, and will give us no light into their characters or the reason of their choice, nor are their parents elsewhere taken notice of, nor any of them but Joshua and Caleb, of whom we shall hear more hereafter.

Nombres 13:4 In-Context

2 Et l'Éternel parla à Moïse, en disant:

3 Envoie des hommes pour explorer le pays de Canaan, que je donne aux enfants d'Israël. Vous enverrez un homme pour chacune des tribus de leurs pères, tous des principaux d'entre eux.

4 Moïse les envoya donc du désert de Paran, selon le commandement de l'Éternel; tous ces hommes étaient chefs des enfants d'Israël.

5 Et voici leurs noms: Pour la tribu de Ruben, Shammua, fils de Zaccur;

6 Pour la tribu de Siméon, Shaphath, fils de Hori;