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17 Then he sent them out to explore the land of Canaan. He instructed them, |Go up from here through the Negev, then ascend to the hill country. 18 See what the land is like. Observe whether the people who live there are strong or weak, or whether they're few or numerous. 19 Look to see whether the land where they live is good or bad, and whether the cities in which they live are merely tents or if they're fortified. 20 Examine the farmland, whether it's fertile or barren, and see if there are fruit-bearing trees in it or not. Be very courageous, and bring back some samples of the fruit of the land.| As it was, that time of year was the season for the first fruits of the grape harvest. 21 So they went to explore the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, and as far as the outskirts of Hamath. 22 They went through the Negev and reached Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak lived. (Hebron had been constructed seven years before Zoan in Egypt had been built). 23 Soon they arrived in the valley of Eshcol, where they cut a single branch of grapes and carried it on a pole between two men, along with some pomegranates and figs. 24 The entire place was called the Eshcol Valley on account of the cluster of grapes that the men of Israel had taken from there. 25 At the end of 40 days, they all returned from exploring the land, Numbers 13:17-25, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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