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Verse 1

And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559}

Verse 2

Send{H7971} thou men,{H582} that they may spy{H8446} out the land{H776} of Canaan,{H3667} which I give{H5414} unto the children{H1121} of Israel:{H3478} of every{H376} tribe{H4294} of their fathers{H1} shall ye send{H7971} a man,{H259} every one{H259} a prince{H5387} among them.

Verse 3

And Moses{H4872} sent{H7971} them from the wilderness{H4057} of Paran{H6290} according to the commandment{H6310} of Jehovah:{H3068} all of them men{H582} who were{H1992} heads{H7218} of the children{H1121} of Israel.{H3478}

Verse 4

And these were their names:{H8034} Of the tribe{H4294} of Reuben,{H7205} Shammua{H8051} the son{H1121} of Zaccur.{H2139}

Verse 5

Of the tribe{H4294} of Simeon,{H8095} Shaphat{H8202} the son{H1121} of Hori.{H2753}

Verse 6

Of the tribe{H4294} of Judah,{H3063} Caleb{H3612} the son{H1121} of Jephunneh.{H3312}

Verse 7

Of the tribe{H4294} of Issachar,{H3485} Igal{H3008} the son{H1121} of Joseph.{H3130}

Verse 8

Of the tribe{H4294} of Ephraim,{H669} Hoshea{H1954} the son{H1121} of Nun.{H5126}

Verse 9

Of the tribe{H4294} of Benjamin,{H1144} Palti{H6406} the son{H1121} of Raphu.{H7505}

Verse 10

Of the tribe{H4294} of Zebulun,{H2074} Gaddiel{H1427} the son{H1121} of Sodi.{H5476}

Verse 11

Of the tribe{H4294} of Joseph,{H3130} [namely], of the tribe{H4294} of Manasseh,{H4519} Gaddi{H1426} the son{H1121} of Susi.{H5485}

Verse 12

Of the tribe{H4294} of Dan,{H1835} Ammiel{H5988} the son{H1121} of Gemalli.{H1582}

Verse 13

Of the tribe{H4294} of Asher,{H836} Sethur{H5639} the son{H1121} of Michael.{H4317}

Verse 14

Of the tribe{H4294} of Naphtali,{H5321} Nahbi{H5147} the son{H1121} of Vophsi.{H2058}

Verse 15

Of the tribe{H4294} of Gad,{H1410} Geuel{H1345} the son{H1121} of Machi.{H4352}

Verse 16

These are the names{H8034} of the men{H582} that Moses{H4872} sent{H7971} to spy out{H8446} the land.{H776} And Moses{H4872} called{H7121} Hoshea{H1954} the son{H1121} of Nun{H5126} Joshua.{H3091}

Verse 17

And Moses{H4872} sent{H7971} them to spy out{H8446} the land{H776} of Canaan,{H3667} and said{H559} unto them, Get you up{H5927} this way by the South,{H5045} and go up{H5927} into the hill-country:{H2022}

Verse 18

and see{H7200} the land,{H776} what it is; and the people{H5971} that dwell{H3427} therein, whether they are strong{H2389} or weak,{H7504} whether they are few{H4592} or many;{H7227}

Verse 19

and what the land{H776} is that they dwell in,{H3427} whether it is good{H2896} or bad;{H7451} and what cities{H5892} they are that they dwell{H3427} in,{H2007} whether in camps,{H4264} or in strongholds;{H4013}

Verse 20

and what the land{H776} is, whether it is fat{H8082} or lean,{H7330} whether there is{H3426} wood{H6086} therein, or not. And be ye of good courage,{H2388} and bring{H3947} of the fruit{H6529} of the land.{H776} Now the time{H3117} was the time{H3117} of the first-ripe{H1061} grapes.{H6025}

Verse 21

So they went up,{H5927} and spied{H8446} out the land{H776} from the wilderness{H4057} of Zin{H6790} unto Rehob,{H7340} to the entrance{H935} of Hamath.{H2574}

Verse 22

And they went up{H5927} by the South,{H5045} and came{H935} unto Hebron;{H2275} and Ahiman,{H289} Sheshai,{H8344} and Talmai,{H8526} the children{H3211} of Anak,{H6061} were there. (Now Hebron{H2275} was built{H1129} seven{H7651} years{H8141} before{H6440} Zoan{H6814} in Egypt.){H4714}

Verse 23

And they came{H935} unto the valley{H5158} of Eshcol,{H812} and cut down{H3772} from thence a branch{H2156} with one{H259} cluster{H811} of grapes,{H6025} and they bare{H5375} it upon a staff{H4132} between two;{H8147} [they brought] also of the pomegranates,{H7416} and of the figs.{H8384}

Verse 24

That place{H4725} was called{H7121} the valley of{H182} Eshcol,{H812} because of{H182} the cluster{H811} which the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} cut down{H3772} from thence.

Verse 25

And they returned{H7725} from spying{H8446} out the land{H776} at the end{H7093} of forty{H705} days.{H3117}

Verse 26

And they went{H3212} and came{H935} to Moses,{H4872} and to Aaron,{H175} and to all the congregation{H5712} of the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} unto the wilderness{H4057} of Paran,{H6290} to Kadesh;{H6946} and brought back{H7725} word{H1697} unto them, and unto all the congregation,{H5712} and showed{H7200} them the fruit{H6529} of the land.{H776}

Verse 27

And they told{H5608} him, and said,{H559} We came{H935} unto the land{H776} whither thou sentest{H7971} us; and surely it floweth{H2100} with milk{H2461} and honey;{H1706} and this is the fruit{H6529} of it.

Verse 28

Howbeit{H657} the people{H5971} that dwell{H3427} in the land{H776} are strong,{H5794} and the cities{H5892} are fortified,{H1219} [and] very{H3966} great:{H1419} and moreover we saw{H7200} the children{H3211} of Anak{H6061} there.

Verse 29

Amalek{H6002} dwelleth{H3427} in the land{H776} of the South:{H5045} and the Hittite,{H2850} and the Jebusite,{H2983} and the Amorite,{H567} dwell{H3427} in the hill-country;{H2022} and the Canaanite{H3669} dwelleth{H3427} by the sea,{H3220} and along by the side{H3027} of the Jordan.{H3383}

Verse 30

And Caleb{H3612} stilled{H2013} the people{H5971} before Moses,{H4872} and said,{H559} Let us go up{H5927} at once,{H5927} and possess{H3423} it; for we are well able{H3201} to overcome{H3201} it.

Verse 31

But the men{H582} that went up{H5927} with him said,{H559} We are not able{H3201} to go up{H5927} against the people;{H5971} for they are stronger{H2389} than we.

Verse 32

And they brought up{H3318} an evil report{H1681} of the land{H776} which they had spied{H8446} out unto the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} saying,{H559} The land,{H776} through which we have gone{H5674} to spy{H8446} it out, is a land{H776} that eateth up{H398} the inhabitants{H3427} thereof; and all the people{H5971} that we saw{H7200} in it{H8432} are men{H582} of great stature.{H4060}

Verse 33

And there we saw{H7200} the Nephilim,{H5303} the sons{H1121} of Anak,{H6061} who come of the Nephilim:{H5303} and we were in our own sight{H5869} as grasshoppers,{H2284} and so we were in their sight.{H5869}

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