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19. καὶ βλέπομεν. Lit., “and we observe.” Βλέπειν means to see with the eye of the mind and soul, as in Heb 2:9, Heb 11:1. The translators of the A.V. seem by their version, “so we see,” to regard the words as a logical inference from the previous reasoning. It is better, however, to regard them as the statement of a fact—ex historia cognoscimus, Grotius. See Psa 106:24-26.
οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν εἰσελθεῖν. They did make the attempt to enter, but failed because they lacked the power which only God could give them (Num 14:40-45).