Hebrews 3:19

καὶ βλέπομεν. Lit., “and we observe.” Βλέπειν means to see with the eye of the mind and soul, as in Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 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 Psalms 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 (Numbers 14:40-45).