Discovery BoxNumbers 13:6 
Context13:6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
Numbers 13:8
Context13:8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
Numbers 13:30
Context13:30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses, saying, “Let us go up 1 and occupy it, 2 for we are well able to conquer it.” 3
1 tn The construction is emphatic, using the cohortative with the infinitive absolute to strengthen it: עָלֹה נַעֲלֶה (’aloh na’aleh, “let us go up”) with the sense of certainty and immediacy.
2 tn The perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive brings the cohortative idea forward: “and let us possess it”; it may also be subordinated to form a purpose or result idea.
3 tn Here again the confidence of Caleb is expressed with the infinitive absolute and the imperfect tense: יָכוֹל נוּכַל (yakhol nukhal), “we are fully able” to do this. The verb יָכַל (yakhal) followed by the preposition lamed means “to prevail over, to conquer.”
