Numbers 13:18

13:18 and see what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, few or many,

Numbers 13:28

13:28 But the inhabitants are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.

tn The form is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive; the word therefore carries the volitional mood of the preceding imperatives. It may be either another imperative, or it may be subordinated as a purpose clause.

tn Heb “see the land, what it is.”

tn The word (אֶפֶס, ’efes) forms a very strong adversative. The land was indeed rich and fruitful, but….”

tn Heb “the people who are living in the land.”