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1 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying: The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, The LORD said to Moses,
2 Sende men out to searche the lande of Chanaan, whiche I geue vnto the chyldren of Israel: of euery tribe of their fathers shall ye sende a man, and let them all be suche as are rulers among them. “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them.” “Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.”
3 And Moyses at the commaundement of the Lorde, sent foorth out of the wyldernesse of Pharan, suche men as were all heades of the chyldren of Israel. So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the LORD, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel. So at the LORD’s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.
4 Their names are these. Of the tribe of Ruben, Sammua the sonne of Zacur. And these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; These are their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zakkur;
5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Saphat the sonne of Hori. from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
6 Of the tribe of Iuda, Caleb the sonne of Iephune. from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
7 Of the tribe of Isachar, Igal the sonne of Ioseph. from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Osea the sonne of Nun. from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun; from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
9 Of the tribe of Beniamin, Palti the sonne of Raphu. from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
10 Of the tribe of Zabulon, Gaddiel the sonne of Sodi. from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;
11 Of the tribe of Ioseph, namely of the tribe of Manasse, Gaddi the sonne of Susi. from the tribe of Joseph (that is, from the tribe of Manasseh), Gaddi the son of Susi; from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;
12 Of the tribe of Dan, Amiel the sonne of Gemalli. from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
13 Of the tribe of Aser, Sethur the sonne of Michael. from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;
14 Of the tribe of Nephthali, Nahabi the sonne of Uaphsi. from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Guel the sonne of Machi. from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.
16 These are the names of the men which Moyses sent to spie out the land: And Moyses called the name of Osea the sonne of Nun, Iosuah. These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua. These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)
17 And Moyses sent them foorth to spie out the lande of Chanaan, and said vnto them: Get you vp this way southward, that ye may go vp into the hie countrey, Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said to them, “Go up into the Negeb and go up into the hill country, When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, “Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country.
18 And see the lande what maner thing it is, and the people that dwelleth therin, whether they be strong or weake, eyther fewe or many: and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many, See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.
19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad, and what maner of cities they be that they dwell in, whether they dwell in tentes or walled townes: and whether the land that they dwell in is good or bad, and whether the cities that they dwell in are camps or strongholds, What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified?
20 And what maner of lande that is, whether it be fat or leane, and whether there be trees therin or not. Be of good courage, and bryng of the fruite of the lande: And it was about the tyme that grapes are first rype. and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether there are trees in it or not. Be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes. How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
21 And so they went vp, and searched out the lande from the wildernesse of Zin, vnto Rehob, as men come to Hemath. So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath. So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo Hamath.
22 And they ascended vnto the south, and come vnto Hebron, where Ahiman was and Sesai, and Thalmai, the sonnes of Anac. Hebron was buylt seuen yeres before Zoan in Egypt. They went up into the Negeb and came to Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
23 And they came vnto the ryuer of Escol, and cut downe there a braunch with one clouster of grapes, and twayne bare it vpon a staffe: and they brought also of the pomgranates, and of the figges. And they came to the Valley of Eshcol and cut down from there a branch with a single cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them; they also brought some pomegranates and figs. When they reached the Valley of Eshkol, they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates and figs.
24 And the place was called the riuer Escol, because of ye cluster of grapes whiche the children of Israel cut downe thence. That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster that the people of Israel cut down from there. That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there.
25 And they turned backe agayne from searching of ye lande after fourtie dayes. At the end of forty days they returned from spying out the land. At the end of forty days they returned from exploring the land.
26 And they went, and came to Moyses and Aaron, and vnto all the multitude of the chyldren of Israel in the wyldernesse Pharan to Cades, and brought them worde, and also vnto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruite of the lande. And they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the people of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh. They brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land.
27 And they tolde hym, and sayde: we came vnto the lande whyther thou sendedst vs & surely it floweth with milke and hony, and here is of the fruite of it. And they told him, “We came to the land to which you sent us. It flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit.
28 Neuerthelesse, the people be strong that dwell in the lande, and the cities are walled and exceedyng great: and moreouer, we sawe the chyldren of Anac there. However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. And besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there. But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there.
29 The Amalechites dwell in the south countrey: and the Hethites, and the Iebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountaynes: & the Chanaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Iordane. The Amalekites dwell in the land of the Negeb. The Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill country. And the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and along the Jordan.” The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan.”
30 And Caleb stylled the people before Moyses, saying: Let vs go vp at once, and possesse it, for we be able to ouercome it. But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”
31 But the men that went vp with him, sayde: We be not able to go vp agaynst the people, for they are stronger then we. Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.” But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.”
32 And they brought vp an euyll report of the lande whiche they had searched, saying vnto the children of Israel: The lande whiche we haue gone through to searche it out, is a lande that eateth vp the inhabitours therof, and the people that we sawe in it, are men of a great stature. So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height. And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size.
33 And there we sawe also giauntes the chyldren of Anac whiche come of the giauntes: And we seemed in our sight as it were grashoppers, and so we dyd in their sight. And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.” We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.”
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