Numbers 13:17
And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
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.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
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}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Moses{H4872} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} them to spy out{H8446}{(H8800)} the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Get you up{H5927}{(H8798)} this way southward{H5045}, and go up{H5927}{(H8804)} into the mountain{H2022}:
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And Moses sent them forth to spie out the lande of Canaan and sayed vnto them: get you southwarde and goo vpp in to the hye contre
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan Moses sent the forth to spye out the lande of Canaan, he sayde vnto the: Go vp southwarde, and get you vp to the mountaynes,
Geneva Bible (1560)
(13:18) So Moses sent them to spie out the lande of Canaan, & said vnto them, Go vp this way toward the South, and go vp into the moutaines,
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Moyses sent them foorth to spie out the lande of Chanaan, and said vnto them: Get you vp this way southward, that ye may go vp into the hie countrey,
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this [way] southward, and go up into the mountain:
Webster's Bible (1833)
Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill-country:
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And Moses sendeth them to spy the land of Canaan, and saith unto them, `Go ye up this `way' into the south, and ye have gone up the mountain,
American Standard Version (1901)
And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way by the South, and go up into the hill-country:
American Standard Version (1901)
And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way by the South, and go up into the hill-country:
Bible in Basic English (1941)
So Moses sent them to have a look at the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up into the South and into the hill-country;
World English Bible (2000)
Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, "Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill country:
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The Spies’ Instructions When Moses sent them to investigate the land of Canaan, he told them,“Go up through the Negev, and then go up into the hill country
Referenced Verses
- Gen 12:9 : 9 And Abram journeyed, continuing toward the south.
- Judg 1:9 : 9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
- Judg 1:15 : 15 And she said to him, Give me a blessing, for you have given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
- Judg 1:19 : 19 And the LORD was with Judah, and he drove out the inhabitants of the mountain, but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
- Gen 13:1 : 1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
- Gen 14:10 : 10 And the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and fell there; and those who remained fled to the mountain.
- Num 13:21-22 : 21 So they went up and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath. 22 And they ascended by the south and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
- Num 13:29 : 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south; and the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan.
- Num 14:40 : 40 And they rose up early in the morning, and went up into the top of the mountain, saying, Here we are, and will go up to the place which the LORD has promised: for we have sinned.
- Deut 1:44 : 44 And the Amorites, who dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, as far as Hormah.
- Josh 15:3 : 3 And it extended to the south of Maalehacrabbim, proceeded to Zin, ascended on the south side to Kadeshbarnea, passed by Hezron, went up to Adar, and circled around to Karkaa:
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16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
- Num 13:1-33 verses79%
1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 Send men that they may explore the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.
3 And Moses, by the command of the LORD, sent them from the wilderness of Paran. All those men were leaders of the children of Israel.
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18 See the land, how it is; and the people who dwell in it, whether they are strong or weak, few or many;
- Num 13:20-223 verses77%
20 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.
21 So they went up and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath.
22 And they ascended by the south and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
- Deut 1:22-254 verses77%
22 And every one of you came near to me, and said, Let us send men before us, and they shall search out the land for us, and bring us back word of the way we must go up and of the cities we will come to.
23 And the plan pleased me well: so I took twelve men of you, one man for each tribe:
24 And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and explored it.
25 And they took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us back word, saying, It is a good land which the LORD our God is giving us.
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12 And the LORD said to Moses, Go up to this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.
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7 Turn, and take your journey, and go to the mountain of the Amorites, and to all the places near there, in the plain, in the hills, and in the valley, and in the south, and by the sea, to the land of the Canaanites, and to Lebanon, to the great river, the river Euphrates.
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32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took its villages, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
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8 This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
9 For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, so that they would not go into the land which the LORD had given them.
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7 And they spoke to all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceedingly good land.
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27 Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift your eyes westward and northward and southward and eastward, and see it with your eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan.
28 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him, for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you see.
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49 Go up into the mountain Abarim, to Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is opposite Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:
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1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, as far as Dan,
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3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
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16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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13 And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mountain of God.
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19 And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh Barnea.
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39 And Moses told these sayings to all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.
40 And they rose up early in the morning, and went up into the top of the mountain, saying, Here we are, and will go up to the place which the LORD has promised: for we have sinned.
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4 Select three men from each tribe, and I will send them. They shall rise and go through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance, and return to me.
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36 And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,
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7 And Moses called to Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of good courage: for you must go with this people to the land which the LORD has sworn to their fathers to give them; and you shall cause them to inherit it.
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9 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good; are you still? Do not be lazy to go and to enter to possess the land.
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25 And they returned from exploring the land after forty days.
26 And they went and came to Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel, to 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.
27 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.
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3 And Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him out of the mountain, saying, This is what you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
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25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) Tomorrow turn you, and get into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.
26 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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13 And they first set out according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
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7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to spy out the land, and I brought him word again as it was in my heart.
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2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
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32 These are the lands which Moses distributed for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.
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1 And the LORD said to Moses, Depart, and go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, 'To your descendants will I give it:'