Numbers 13:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְסַפְּרוּ־לוֹ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ בָּ֕אנוּ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁלַחְתָּ֑נוּ וְ֠גַם זָבַ֨ת חָלָ֥ב וּדְבַ֛שׁ הִ֖וא וְזֶה־פִּרְיָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

wa-yəsappərû-lô wa-yōʾmərû bāʾnû ʾel-hā-ʾāreṣ ʾăšer šəlaḥtānû wə-gam zābat ḥālāb û-dəbaš hîʾ wə-zeh-piryāh

Grammar Details

• *wa-yəsappərû*: waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they told
• *lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
• *wa-yōʾmərû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said
• *bāʾnû*: Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we came
• *ʾel*: preposition - to
• *hā-ʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - which
• *šəlaḥtānû*: Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular + 1st common plural suffix - you sent us
• *wə-gam*: conjunction + adverb - and indeed
• *zābat*: Qal participle, feminine singular construct - flowing of
• *ḥālāb*: noun, masculine singular - milk
• *û-dəbaš*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and honey
• *hîʾ*: personal pronoun, 3rd feminine singular - it
• *wə-zeh*: conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - and this
• *piryāh*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its fruit

Word Meanings

• *yəsappərû*: told/recounted/related
• *zābat* *ḥālāb* *û-dəbaš*: flowing with milk and honey/extremely fertile land

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And they told him, and said, We came to the land where you sent us, and surely it flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us; and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they tolde him sayenge: we came vnto the londe wether thou sendedst vs and surely it is a lode that floweth with milke and honye and here is of the frute of it

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and tolde them, and sayde: We came in to ye lande, whither ye sent vs, where it floweth with mylke and hony, and this is the frute therof:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (13:28) And they tolde him, and saide, We came vnto the land whither thou hast sent vs, and surely it floweth with milke and honie: and here is of the fruite of it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they tolde hym, and sayde: we came vnto the lande whyther thou sendedst vs & surely it floweth with milke and hony, and here is of the fruite of it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this [is] the fruit of it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They told him, and said, We came to the land where you sent us; and surely it flows with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they recount to him, and say, `We came in unto the land whither thou hast sent us, and also it `is' flowing with milk and honey -- and this `is' its fruit;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us; and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us; and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they said, We came to the land where you sent us, and truly it is flowing with milk and honey: and here is some of the produce of it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They told him, and said, "We came to the land where you sent us; and surely it flows with milk and honey; and this is its fruit.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They told Moses,“We went to the land where you sent us. It is indeed flowing with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 3:8 : 8 'So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the place of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.'
• Exod 3:17 : 17 'And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.'
• Exod 13:5 : 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.
• Josh 5:6 : 6 The Israelites journeyed in the wilderness for forty years until all the warriors who had come out of Egypt died, because they did not obey the LORD. The LORD swore that He would not show them the land He had promised to their ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey.
• Deut 26:11-15 : 11 Then you shall rejoice in all the good things the LORD your God has given you and your household—you, the Levite, and the foreigner residing among you. 12 When you have finished tithing all the produce of your third-year harvest, the year of the tithe, you shall give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow so that they may eat within your towns and be satisfied. 13 Then you shall say before the LORD your God, 'I have removed the sacred portion from my house and also have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all your commands. I have not violated or forgotten any of your commandments.' 14 I have not eaten any of it while in mourning, I have not removed any of it while unclean, nor have I offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed the voice of the LORD my God and have done everything you commanded me. 15 Look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us, a land flowing with milk and honey, as you swore to our ancestors.
• Deut 27:3 : 3 Write on them all the words of this law when you cross over, so that you may enter the land the LORD your God is giving you—a land flowing with milk and honey, as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you.
• Deut 31:20 : 20 When I bring them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I swore to their ancestors, and they eat their fill and grow fat, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant.
• Jer 11:5 : 5 In order to establish the oath that I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey—as it is today.’ Then I replied, ‘Amen, LORD.’
• Jer 32:22 : 22 You gave them this land You swore to give to their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.
• Ezek 20:6 : 6 On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.
• Ezek 20:15 : 15 Also, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands—
• Exod 33:3 : 3 Go to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people, and I might destroy you on the way.
• Lev 20:24 : 24 But I said to you, 'You will inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.' I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.
• Num 14:8 : 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.
• Deut 1:25-33 : 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.' 26 But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. 27 You grumbled in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hates us, He brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.' 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.' 29 Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.' 30 The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as He did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes. 31 And in the wilderness, where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way you went, until you came to this place. 32 But in this matter, you did not trust in the LORD your God, 33 who went before you on the way to scout out a place for you to camp, by night in the fire to show you the way you should go, and by day in the cloud.
• Deut 6:3 : 3 Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey, so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in the land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has promised you.
• Deut 11:9 : 9 And so that you may live long in the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors and their descendants—a land flowing with milk and honey.
• Deut 26:9 : 9 He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.