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1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, The LORD said to Moses: The LORD said to Moses,
2 “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 men to reconnoiter the land of Canaan, which I am giving the Israelites. You shall send one man from each ancestral tribe, every one a leader 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 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 Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, at the direction of the LORD. All of them were leaders among the Israelites. So at the LORD’s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.
4 And these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; These were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, son of Zaccur; These are their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zakkur;
5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat, son of Hori; from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; from the tribe of Judah, Caleb, son of Jephunneh; from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; from the tribe of Issachar, Igal; from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun; for the Josephites, from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea, son of Nun; from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti, son of Raphu; from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel, son of Sodi; from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;
11 from the tribe of Joseph (that is, from the tribe of Manasseh), Gaddi the son of Susi; for the Josephites, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi, son of Susi; from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;
12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel, son of Gemalli; from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; from the tribe of Asher, Sethur, son of Michael; from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;
14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi, son of Vophsi; from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;
15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. from the tribe of Gad, Geuel, son of Machi. from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.
16 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 whom Moses sent to reconnoiter the land. But Hoshea, son of Nun, Moses called Joshua. These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)
17 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, In sending them to reconnoiter the land of Canaan, Moses said to them, “Go up there in the Negeb, up into the highlands, When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, “Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country.
18 and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many, and see what kind of land it is and whether the people living there are strong or weak, 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 whether the land that they dwell in is good or bad, and whether the cities that they dwell in are camps or strongholds, Is the country in which they live good or bad? Are the towns in which they dwell open or fortified? 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 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. Is the soil fertile or barren, wooded or clear? And do your best to get some of the fruit of the land.” It was then the season for early 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 So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath. So they went up and reconnoitered the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as where Rehob adjoins Lebo-hamath. So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo Hamath.
22 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.) Going up by way of the Negeb, they reached Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, descendants of the Anakim, were. (Now Hebron had been 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 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. They also reached the Wadi Eshcol, where they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes on it, which two of them carried on a pole, as well as 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 That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster that the people of Israel cut down from there. It was because of the cluster the Israelites cut there that they called the place Wadi Eshcol. That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there.
25 At the end of forty days they returned from spying out the land. They returned from reconnoitering the land forty days later. At the end of forty days they returned from exploring the land.
26 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. Proceeding directly to Moses and Aaron and the whole community of the Israelites in the wilderness of Paran at Kadesh, they made a report to them and to the whole community, showing 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 told him, “We came to the land to which you sent us. It flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. They told Moses: “We came to the land to which you sent us. It does indeed flow with milk and honey, and here 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 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. However, the people who are living in the land are powerful, and the towns are fortified and very large. Besides, we saw descendants of the Anakim 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 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.” Amalekites live in the region of the Negeb; Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites dwell in the highlands, and Canaanites along the sea and the banks of 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 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.” Caleb, however, quieted the people before Moses and said, “We ought to go up and seize the land, for we can certainly prevail over 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 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 cannot attack these people; they are too strong for us.” But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.”
32 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. They spread discouraging reports among the Israelites about the land they had reconnoitered, saying, “The land that we went through and reconnoitered is a land that consumes its inhabitants. And all the people we saw there are huge. 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 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.” There we saw the Nephilim (the Anakim are from the Nephilim); in our own eyes we seemed like mere grasshoppers, and so we must have 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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