Numbers 13:19-20

13:19 and whether the land they live in is good or bad, and whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or fortified cities, 13:20 and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether or not there are forests in it. And be brave, ¹  and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” Now it was the time of year ²  for the first ripe grapes. ³ 

Numbers 14:30

14:30 You will by no means enter into the land where ⁴  I swore ⁵  to settle ⁶  you. The only exceptions are Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

[13:20]  ¹ tn The verb is the Hitpael perfect with vav (ו) consecutive, from the root חָזַק (khazaq, “to be strong”). Here it could mean “strengthen yourselves” or “be courageous” or “determined.” See further uses in 2 Sam 10:12; 1 Kgs 20:22; 1 Chr 19:13.

[13:20]  ² tn Heb “Now the days were the days of.”

[13:20]  ³ sn The reference to the first ripe grapes would put the time somewhere at the end of July.

[14:30]  ¹ tn The relative pronoun “which” is joined with the resumptive pronoun “in it” to form a smoother reading “where.”

[14:30]  ² tn The Hebrew text uses the anthropomorphic expression “I raised my hand” in taking an oath.

[14:30]  ³ tn Heb “to cause you to dwell; to cause you to settle.”