Numbers 13:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And what is the land like—is it fertile or barren? Does it have trees or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” It was the season for the first ripe grapes.

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And what the land is, whether it is rich or poor, whether there is wood in it, or not. Be of good courage, and bring some of the fruit of the land. Now was the time of the first ripe grapes.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And what the land{H776} is, whether it be fat{H8082} or lean{H7330}, whether there be{H3426} wood{H6086} therein, or not. And be ye of good courage{H2388}{(H8694)}, and bring{H3947}{(H8804)} of the fruit{H6529} of the land{H776}. Now the time{H3117} was the time{H3117} of the firstripe{H1061} grapes{H6025}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    ad what maner of londe it is: whether it be fatt or leane and whether there be trees therein or not. And be of a good corage and brynge of the frutes of the londe. And it was aboute the tyme that grapes are first rype.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and what maner of lande it is, whether it be fatt or leane, and whether there be trees therin, or not. Be of a good corage, and bringe of the frutes of the londe. It was euen aboute the tyme, that grapes are first rype.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    (13:21) And what the land is: whether it be fat or leane, whether there be trees therein, or not. And be of good courage, and bring of the fruite of the lande (for then was the time of the first ripe grapes)

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    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.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And what the land [is], whether it [be] fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time [was] the time of the firstripe grapes.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood therein, or not. Be of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And what the land `is', whether it `is' fat or lean; whether there is wood in it or not; and ye have strengthened yourselves, and have taken of the fruit of the land;' and the days `are' days of the first-fruits of grapes.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And if the land is fertile or poor, and if there is wood in it or not. And be of good heart, and come back with some of the produce of the land. Now it was the time when the first grapes were ready.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood therein, or not. Be courageous, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether or not there are forests in it. And be brave, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” Now it was the time of year for the first ripe grapes.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 31:23 : 23 Then the LORD gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I swore to them, and I will be with you.'
  • Neh 9:25 : 25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took possession of houses filled with every good thing, hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. They ate, were satisfied, grew fat, and delighted themselves in Your great goodness.
  • Neh 9:35 : 35 Even while they were in their kingdom, enjoying Your abundant goodness and the spacious, fertile land You gave them, they did not serve You or turn from their evil deeds.
  • Ezek 34:14 : 14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their grazing land will be on the high mountains of Israel. There they will lie down in a pleasant grazing land and feed in rich pastures on the mountains of Israel.
  • Mic 7:1 : 1 Woe is me, for I am like those gathering summer fruit, like those gleaning after the harvest; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that my soul desires.
  • Heb 13:6 : 6 So we can confidently say: 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'
  • Josh 1:6 : 6 Be strong and courageous, for you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.
  • Josh 1:9 : 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
  • Josh 2:3 : 3 So the king of Jericho sent orders to Rahab: "Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they've come to spy on the entire land."
  • Josh 2:22-23 : 22 They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers searched all along the road but did not find them. 23 Then the two men came down from the hill country, crossed over, and went to Joshua son of Nun. They reported to him all that had happened to them.
  • 1 Chr 22:11 : 11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you, so that you may succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as He has spoken concerning you.
  • Num 13:23-24 : 23 When they reached the Valley of Eshcol, they cut off a branch with a single cluster of grapes. They carried it on a pole between two of them, along with some pomegranates and figs. 24 That place was called the Valley of Eshcol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there.
  • Num 13:30-31 : 30 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 who had gone up with him said, "We cannot attack these people, for they are stronger than we are."
  • Deut 1:25 : 25 Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it back to us. And they reported, 'The land that the LORD our God is giving us is good.'
  • Deut 31:6-8 : 6 Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or be terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. 7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring this people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors to give them, and you shall divide it among them as their inheritance.' 8 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 13:17-19
    3 verses
    82%

    17 When Moses sent them to explore the land of Canaan, he said to them, “Go up through the Negev and then into the hill country.

    18 See what the land is like, and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.

    19 Is the land they live in good or bad? Are the towns they dwell in unwalled or fortified?

  • Deut 1:21-25
    5 verses
    82%

    21 See, the LORD your God has set the land before you. Go up and take possession of it, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

    22 Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land and bring back a report about the route we should take and the cities we will come to.'

    23 The idea seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one man for each tribe.

    24 They set out and went up into the hill country, and they came to the Valley of Eshkol and explored it.

    25 Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it back to us. And they reported, 'The land that the LORD our God is giving us is good.'

  • Num 13:21
    79%

    21 So they went up and explored the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.

  • Num 13:23-28
    6 verses
    78%

    23 When they reached the Valley of Eshcol, they cut off a branch with a single cluster of grapes. They carried it on a pole between two of them, along with some pomegranates and figs.

    24 That place was called the Valley of Eshcol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there.

    25 At the end of forty days, they returned from exploring the land.

    26 They came back to Moses, Aaron, and the entire assembly of the Israelites at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Paran. There they reported to them and showed them the fruit of the land.

    27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed it flows with milk and honey. Here is its fruit.

    28 However, the people who live there are strong, and the cities are large and very fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.

  • Num 14:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 And they said to the entire Israelite assembly, "The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.

    8 If the LORD delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us—a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Judg 18:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9 They said, 'Let us go up against them, for we have seen the land and it is very good. Why are you hesitating? Do not delay in going to take possession of the land!'

    10 When you arrive, you will find a secure and unsuspecting people. The land is spacious, for God has given it into your hands—a place lacking nothing that is good.

  • Num 32:7-9
    3 verses
    74%

    7 Why would you discourage the hearts of the Israelites from crossing into the land that the Lord has given them?

    8 This is what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land.

    9 They went up to the Valley of Eshcol, saw the land, and discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from entering the land that the Lord had given them.

  • Num 13:30-32
    3 verses
    73%

    30 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 who had gone up with him said, "We cannot attack these people, for they are stronger than we are."

    32 And they spread a bad report about the land they had explored among the Israelites, saying, "The land we explored devours those who live in it, and all the people we saw there are of great size.

  • Deut 8:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with streams of water, springs, and deep waters flowing out in valleys and hills.

    8 A land of wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil, and honey.

  • Neh 9:25
    72%

    25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took possession of houses filled with every good thing, hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. They ate, were satisfied, grew fat, and delighted themselves in Your great goodness.

  • Num 13:2
    71%

    2 Send men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them.

  • Josh 24:13
    71%

    13 I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities you did not build. You are living in them and eating from vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.

  • Josh 1:6
    71%

    6 Be strong and courageous, for you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.

  • Joel 2:22
    70%

    22 Do not be afraid, you animals of the field, for the pastures in the wilderness are green; the trees bear their fruit, the fig tree and the vine yield their abundance.

  • Deut 26:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it,

    2 you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the LORD your God is giving you, and put it in a basket. Then you shall go to the place that the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His name,

  • Deut 1:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7 Turn and set out on your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors—the Arabah, the hill country, the lowlands, the Negev, and the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.

    8 See, I have set the land before you. Go and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.

  • Deut 26:9
    69%

    9 He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Deut 20:6
    69%

    6 If anyone has planted a vineyard but has not yet enjoyed its fruit, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another enjoy its fruit.

  • Deut 1:19
    69%

    19 Then we set out from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw, on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us. And we came to Kadesh-barnea.

  • Exod 13:5
    69%

    5 And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you are to observe this ceremony in this month.

  • Neh 10:35
    69%

    35 We cast lots to determine when our families—the priests, Levites, and the people—would bring wood to the house of our God at appointed times each year, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God as it is written in the Law.

  • Num 18:13
    69%

    13 'The first ripe produce of all that is in their land, which they bring to the LORD, shall be yours. Everyone in your household who is ceremonially clean may eat of it.'

  • Deut 1:28
    69%

    28 Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us by saying, 'The people are larger and taller than we are, the cities are great and fortified up to the heavens, and we even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.'

  • Deut 11:10
    69%

    10 For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you came, where you sowed your seed and watered it with your feet like a vegetable garden.

  • Gen 40:10
    69%

    10 And on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms came out, and its clusters ripened into grapes.

  • 1 Sam 14:25
    69%

    25 The entire army entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.

  • Isa 36:17
    68%

    17 until I come and take you to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.