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JPS Old Testament

Numbers 13:30

And Caleb stilled the people toward Moses, and said: 'We should go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.'

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anakim;   Caleb;   Courage;   Faith;   Israel;   Majority and Minority Reports;   Reports;   Thompson Chain Reference - Caleb;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Decision;   Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Faith;   Holy Land;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Anak;   Caleb;   Courage;   Hebron;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Anakim;   Caleb;   Numbers, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Caleb;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hexateuch;   Israel;   Joshua;   Judah;   Moses;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Canaanitish;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Caleb;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Caleb;   Numbers, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Caleb;   Small and Large Letters;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for October 6;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Kalev stilled the people before Moshe, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
King James Version
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
Lexham English Bible
And Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, "Surely, let us go up and let us take possession of it because surely we will be able to prevail over it."
New Century Version
Then Caleb told the people near Moses to be quiet, and he said, "We should certainly go up and take the land for ourselves. We can certainly do it."
New English Translation
Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses, saying, "Let us go up and occupy it, for we are well able to conquer it."
Amplified Bible
Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, "Let us go up at once and take possession of it; for we will certainly conquer it."
New American Standard Bible
Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, "We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will certainly prevail over it."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Caleb stilled the people before Moses, & saide, Let vs go vp at once, and possesse it: for vndoubtedly we shall ouercome it.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, "We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we are surely able to overcome it."
Contemporary English Version
Caleb calmed down the crowd and said, "Let's go and take the land. I know we can do it!"
Complete Jewish Bible
Kalev silenced the people around Moshe and said, "We ought to go up immediately and take possession of it; there is no question that we can conquer it."
Darby Translation
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up boldly and possess it, for we are well able to do it.
Easy-to-Read Version
Caleb told the people near Moses to be quiet. Then Caleb said, "We should go up and take that land for ourselves. We can easily take that land."
English Standard Version
But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, "Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it."
George Lamsa Translation
Then Caleb stilled the people before Moses and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then Caleb quieted the people in the presence of Moses and said, “Let’s go up now and take possession of the land because we can certainly conquer it!”
Literal Translation
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, We will certainly go up, and we will seize it, for we are well able to do it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Howbeit Caleb stylled ye people that was agaynst Moses, and sayde vnto them: Let vs go vp, and conquere the lande, for we are able to ouercome it.
American Standard Version
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
Bible in Basic English
Then Caleb made signs to the people to keep quiet, and said to Moses, Let us go up straight away and take this land; for we are well able to overcome it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Caleb stylled the people before Moyses, saying: Let vs go vp at once, and possesse it, for we be able to ouercome it.
King James Version (1611)
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let vs goe vp at once, and possesse it, for we are well able to ouercome it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Amalec dwells in the land toward the south: and the Chettite and the Evite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwells in the hill country: and the Chananite dwells by the sea, and by the river Jordan.
English Revised Version
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, "We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Among thes thingis Caleph peeside the grutchyng of the puple, that was maad ayens Moises, and seide, `Stie we, and welde we the lond, for we moun gete it.
Young's Literal Translation
And Caleb stilleth the people concerning Moses, and saith, `Let us certainly go up -- and we have possessed it; for we are thoroughly able for it.'
Update Bible Version
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
World English Bible
Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
New King James Version
Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, "Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it."
New Living Translation
But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. "Let's go at once to take the land," he said. "We can certainly conquer it!"
New Life Bible
Then Caleb told the people in front of Moses to be quiet. And he said, "Let us go up at once and take the land. For we are well able to take it in battle."
New Revised Standard
But Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, "Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Caleb stilled the people unto Moses, - and said unto them - Let us go straight up, and possess it, for we shall, surely prevail, against it.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(13-31) In the mean time Caleb, to still the murmuring of the people that rose against Moses, said: Let us go up and possess the land, for we shall be able to conquer it.
Revised Standard Version
But Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, "Let us go up at once, and occupy it; for we are well able to overcome it."
THE MESSAGE
Caleb interrupted, called for silence before Moses and said, "Let's go up and take the land—now. We can do it."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, "We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will surely overcome it."

Contextual Overview

26 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 And they told him, and said: 'We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. 28 Howbeit the people that dwell in the land are fierce, and the cities are fortified, and very great; and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. 29 Amalek dwelleth in the land of the South; and the Hittite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanite dwelleth by the sea, and along by the side of the Jordan.' 30 And Caleb stilled the people toward Moses, and said: 'We should go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.' 31 But the men that went up with him said: 'We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.' 32 And they spread an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the children of Israel, saying: 'The land, through which we have passed to spy it out, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature. 33 And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim; and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 14:6-9, Numbers 14:24, Joshua 14:6-8, Psalms 27:1, Psalms 27:2, Psalms 60:12, Psalms 118:10, Psalms 118:11, Isaiah 41:10-16, Romans 8:31, Romans 8:37, Philippians 4:13, Hebrews 11:33

Reciprocal: Numbers 13:6 - Caleb Numbers 13:20 - good courage Numbers 34:19 - Caleb Deuteronomy 1:21 - fear not Deuteronomy 1:36 - Caleb Joshua 15:13 - Caleb Judges 18:9 - Arise 1 Samuel 17:32 - Let 1 Chronicles 4:15 - Caleb Nehemiah 8:11 - stilled Ecclesiastes 9:10 - thy hand

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Caleb stilled the people before Moses,.... In his presence, they standing before him; or "unto Moses" n, as they were coming to him with open mouth against him; for upon the above report of the spies they began to murmur and mutiny, and to speak against Moses for bringing them out of Egypt into a wilderness, feeding them with vain hopes of a country which they were never likely to enjoy; and in their wrath they might be making up to him, threatening to pull him to pieces, but were restrained by Caleb, who signified he had something to say to them, to which they attended, he being one of the spies, and for their principal tribe, the tribe of Judah, that went foremost; the Targum of Jonathan is,

"Caleb silenced the people, and they attended to Moses;''

or hearkened to him, to what he said, which though not here related, is in Deuteronomy 1:29; which yet they did not give credit to, though they heard what he had to say:

and said, let us go up at once and possess it; without any delay, there is nothing more to be done than to enter and take possession; this he said, trusting to the promise of God, who is faithful, and to his power who is able to perform:

for we are well able to overcome it; especially having God on their side, who had promised to bring them into it, and put them in the possession of it; and indeed, humanly speaking, they seemed quite sufficient for such an undertaking, being upwards of six hundred thousand men fit for war, Numbers 1:46, marshalled under their proper standards, with captains over each tribe, and having such brave, wise, and courageous commanders and generals, Moses and Joshua, who had given signal instances of their prudence and bravery already. What is it such an army, under proper directions, might not undertake? One would think, in all human probability, they were able to conquer a much greater country than the land of Canaan.

n אל משה "ad Moseh", Montanus; "venientem ad Mosem", Junius & Tremellius, Drusius.


 
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