SEV Biblia, Chapter 13:16
Estos son los nombres de los varones que Moisés envió a reconocer la tierra; y a Oseas hijo de Nun, le puso Moisés el nombre de Josué.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Numbers 13:16
Verse 16. And Moses called Oshea Jehoshua.] Oshea, Heb. [wh should be written Hoshea: the word signifies saved, or a saviour, or salvation; but [why , he shall save, or the salvation of God; a letter, says Calmet, of the incommunicable name of God, being added to his former name. This was not the first time in which he had the name Joshua; see Exod. xvii. 9, and the note there. Some suppose he had this change of name in consequence of his victory over Amalek; see Exod. xvii. 13, 14.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. These [are] the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land , etc.] Which is observed after the catalogue is given of them, ( Numbers 13:4-15); and this is repeated that their names may be taken notice of, which stand on record to the disgrace of the greater number of them, and to the honour of two only, Joshua and Caleb; and on the former the following remark is made; and Moses called Oshea the son of Nun, Jehoshua ; whether it was at this time that Moses gave him this name is not certain; if it was, then he is called so before by anticipation, for he is several times called so before this, and even the first time we hear of him, ( Exodus 17:9); wherefore Chaskuni reads it, Moses had called; but Jarchi thinks it was now given him, and that Moses prayed for him Æ[yçwy hy , “Jah” or “Jehovah” save thee from the counsel of the spies: the name is the same with Jesus, as appears from ( Hebrews 4:8); and a type he was of Christ the Saviour, whose name is so called, because he saves his people from their sins, ( Matthew 1:21); and brings them to heaven, as Joshua was the instrument of saving the Israelites and bringing them into the land of Canaan.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-20 - A memorable and melancholy history is related in this and the followin chapter, of the turning back of Israel from the borders of Canaan, an the sentencing them to wander and perish in the wilderness, for their unbelief and murmuring. It appears, De 1:22, that the motion to searc out the land came from the people. They had a better opinion of their own policy than of God's wisdom. Thus we ruin ourselves by believin the reports and representations of sense rather than Divine revelation We walk by sight not by faith. Moses gave the spies this charge, Be of good courage. It was not only a great undertaking they were put upon which required good management and resolution; but a great trust wa reposed in them, which required that they should be faithful. Courag in such circumstances can only spring from strong faith, which Cale and Joshua alone possessed.
Original Hebrew
אלה 428 שׁמות 8034 האנשׁים 376 אשׁר 834 שׁלח 7971 משׁה 4872 לתור 8446 את 853 הארץ 776 ויקרא 7121 משׁה 4872 להושׁע 1954 בן 1121 נון 5126 יהושׁע׃ 3091
