Shelach 13:18 · EXTRA 1 — see what the land is EXTRA

Parashas Shelach · Side page (TT silent)

The Complete Passuk

וּרְאִיתֶ֥ם אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ מַה־הִ֑וא וְאֶת־הָעָם֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב עָלֶ֔יהָ הֶחָזָ֥ק הוּא֙ הֲרָפֶ֔ה הַמְעַ֥ט הוּא֙ אִם־רָֽב׃

And see the land, what it is, and the people who dwell on it: whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many.

Chabad.org — 13:18

Source Citation

Rashi / Tanchuma: lands that rear strong or weak; sign of open vs fortified cities.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text
יֵשׁ אֶרֶץ מְגַדֶּלֶת גִּבּוֹרִים וְיֵשׁ מְגַדֶּלֶת חַלָּשִׁים… סִימָן: אִם בִּפְרָזִים יוֹשְׁבִין — חֲזָקִים; וְאִם בְּעָרִים בְּצוּרוֹת — חַלָּשִׁים.

English: There is a land that rears strong men and a land that rears weak… A sign: if they dwell in open places — they are strong; if in fortified cities — they are weak.

Type of Learning

Diagnostic questions for the scouts.

What Is Learned

TT silent; Moshe’s brief is a reading of strength and weakness from how the people live.