SEV Biblia, Chapter 13:20
y cuál sea la tierra, si es fértil o estéril, si en ella hay árboles o no; y esforzaos, y coged del fruto de la tierra. Yel tiempo era el tiempo de las primeras uvas.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Numbers 13:20
Verse 20. The land-whether it be fat or lean] Whether the SOIL be rich or poor; which might be known by its being well wooded, and by the fruits it produced; and therefore they were desired to examine it as to the trees, &c., and to bring some of the fruits with them.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 20. And what the land [is], whether it be fat or lean , etc.] That is, what the soil of it is, whether it be rich and fertile, or whether it be poor and barren, which would be seen by the fruits it produced, this being now the fruitful season of the year; and so the Targum of Jonathan, “and what is the praise of the land, whether its fruits are fat or lean;” plump and full, rich and juicy, or otherwise, as their grapes, olives, etc. whether it was a land flowing with milk and honey, ( Exodus 33:3), abounding with all good things, and those of the best sort, or not: whether there be wood thereon or not ; timber for building, and other manual operations, or wood for fuel, which are great conveniences in a country; though the Targum of Jonathan interprets it of fruit-bearing trees, which bear fruits fit for eating, or not, as apples, pears, figs, pomegranates, etc. and be ye of good courage ; and not be afraid of being taken up for spies, suggesting, that the power and providence of God would protect and preserve them, in which they should put their trust, and be of good heart: and bring of the fruit of the land ; as a sample and specimen of what it brought forth, which would serve to encourage and animate the people in general, to go up and possess it: now the time [was] the time of the first ripe grapes ; when they and the other summer fruits were coming to their perfection; and which was a proper season to see them in, and bring a sample of them; though Chaskuni suggests, that it was a more dangerous time to bring off fruit, because the keepers of the vineyards were then there; and hence they needed strengthening, and are bid to be of good courage; the Targum of Jonathan is, “the day on which they went was the twenty ninth of the month Sivan, the time of the first ripe grapes;” and as this month answers to part of our May and part of June, and it being at the latter end of that month, it must be about the middle of June; by which we may observe the forwardness of grapes in the land of Canaan, the time of vintage now drawing nigh.
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
ומה 4100 הארץ 776 השׁמנה 8082 הוא 1931 אם 518 רזה 7330 הישׁ 3426 בה עץ 6086 אם 518 אין 369 והתחזקתם 2388 ולקחתם 3947 מפרי 6529 הארץ 776 והימים 3117 ימי 3117 בכורי 1061 ענבים׃ 6025
