Bilangan 13:20

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 

Bilangan 13:24

13:24 That place was called ⁴  the Eshcol Valley, ⁵  because of the cluster ⁶  of grapes that the Israelites cut from there.

[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.

[13:24]  ⁴ tn The verb is rendered as a passive because there is no expressed subject.

[13:24]  ⁵ tn Or “Wadi Eshcol.” The translation “brook” is too generous; the Hebrew term refers to a river bed, a ravine or valley through which torrents of rain would rush in the rainy season; at other times it might be completely dry.

[13:24]  ⁶ tn The word “Eshcol” is drawn from the Hebrew expression concerning the “cluster of grapes.” The word is probably retained in the name Burj Haskeh, two miles north of Damascus.