Discovery BoxNumbers 13:18 
Context13:18 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
Context13:28 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
Context24:21 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.
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.
