Numbers 13:18

13:18 and see ¹  what the land is like, ²  and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, few or many,

Numbers 13:28

13:28 But ³  the inhabitants ⁴  are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.

Numbers 24:21

24:21 Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle:

“Your dwelling place seems strong,

and your nest ⁵  is set on a rocky cliff.

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¹ 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.

² tn Heb “see the land, what it is.”

³ tn The word (אֶפֶס, ’efes) forms a very strong adversative. The land was indeed rich and fruitful, but….”

⁴ tn Heb “the people who are living in the land.”

⁵ sn A pun is made on the name Kenite by using the word “your nest” (קִנֶּךָ, qinnekha); the location may be the rocky cliffs overlooking Petra.