Numbers 13 Parallel Bible Translations

Numbers 13 ▼
swipe to see more →
DRB
Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV
English Standard Version
NIV
New International Version
+Add
1 And there the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, The LORD said to Moses,
2 Send men to view the land of Chanaan, which I will give to the children of Israel, one of every tribe, of the rulers. “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 Moses did what the Lord had commanded, sending from the desert of Pharan, principal men, whose names are these: 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 Of the tribe of Ruben, Sammua the son of Zechur. 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 son of Hurl. from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
6 Of the tribe of Juda, Caleb the son of Jephone. from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. 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, Osee the son 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 Benjamin, Phalti the son 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, Geddiel the son 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 Joseph, of the sceptre of Manasses, Gaddi the son 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, Ammiel the son 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, Sthur the son 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 Nephtali, Nahabi the son of Vapsi. 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 son 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, whom Moses sent to view the land: and he called Osee the son of Nun, Josue. 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 Moses sent them to view the land of Chanaan, and said to them: Go you up by the south side. And when you shall come to the mountains, 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 View the land, of what sort it is: and the people that are the inhabitants thereof, whether they be strong or weak: few in number 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 The land itself, whether it be good or bad: what manner of cities, walled or without walls: 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 The ground, fat or barren, woody or without trees. Be of good courage, and bring us of the fruits of the land. Now it was the time when the first ripe grapes are fit to be eaten. 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 when they were gone up, they viewed the land from the desert of Sin, unto Rohob as you enter into Emath. 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 went up at the south side, and came to Hebron, where were Achiman and Sisai and Tholmai the sons of Enac. For Hebron was built seven years before Tanis the city of 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 going forward as far as the torrent of the cluster of grapes, they cut off a branch with its cluster of grapes, which two men carried upon a lever. They took also of the pomegranates and of the figs of that place: 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 Which was called Nehelescol, that is to say, the torrent of the cluster of grapes, because from thence the children of Israel had carried a cluster of grapes. 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 that went to spy out the land returned after forty days, having gone round all the country, 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 came to Moses and Aaron and to all the assembly of the children of Israel to the desert of Pharan, which is in Cades. And speaking to them and to all the multitude, they shewed them the fruits of the land: 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 related and said: We came into the land to which thou sentest us, which in very deed floweth with milk and honey as may be known by these fruits: 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 But it hath very strong inhabitants, and the cities are great and walled. We saw there the race of Enac. 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 Amalec dwelleth in the south, the Hethite and the Jebusite and the Amorrhite in the mountains: but the Chanaanite abideth by the sea and near the streams of the Jordan. 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 In the mean time Caleb, to still the murmuring of the people that rose against Moses, said: Let us go up and possess the land, for we shall be able to conquer 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 others, that had been with him, said: No, we are not able to go up to this people, because they are stronger than 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 spoke ill of the land, which they had viewed, before the children of Israel, saying: The land which we have viewed, devoureth its inhabitants: the people, that we beheld, are of a tall 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 There we saw certain monsters of the sons of Enac, of the giant kind: in comparison of whom, we seemed like locusts. 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.”
Previous chapter
Top of Page
Top of Page