Numbers 14:7
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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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
And they said to the entire Israelite assembly, "The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
and they spake{H559} unto all the congregation{H5712} of the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} saying,{H559} The land,{H776} which we passed{H5674} through to spy{H8446} it out, is an exceeding{H3966} good{H2896} land.{H776}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And they spake{H559}{(H8799)} unto all the company{H5712} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The land{H776}, which we passed{H5674}{(H8804)} through to search{H8446}{(H8800)} it, is an exceeding{H3966}{H3966} good{H2896} land{H776}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
and spake vnto all the companye of the childern of Ysrael saynge: The londe which we walked thorowe to serche it is a very good lande.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
& spake to the whole cogregacion of the children of Israel: The londe yt we haue walked thorow to spye it out, is a very good lande.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And spake vnto all the assemblie of the childre of Israel, saying, The land which we walked through to search it, is a very good lande.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And spake vnto al the companie of the chyldren of Israel, saying: The lande whiche we walked through to searche it, is a very good lande.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, [is] an exceeding good land.
Webster's Bible (1833)
and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceeding good land.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and they speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, saying, `The land into which we have passed over to spy it, `is' a very very good land;
American Standard Version (1901)
and they spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceeding good land.
American Standard Version (1901)
and they spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceeding good land.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Said to all the children of Israel, This land which we went through to see is a very good land.
World English Bible (2000)
and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, "The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceeding good land.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They said to the whole community of the Israelites,“The land we passed through to investigate is an exceedingly good land.
Referenced Verses
- Num 13:27 : 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.
- Deut 1:25 : 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.
- Deut 6:10-11 : 10 And it shall be, when the LORD your God has brought you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you great and good cities, which you did not build, 11 And houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, and wells dug, which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you did not plant; when you have eaten and are full;
- Deut 8:7-9 : 7 For the LORD your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; 8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil, and honey; 9 A land where you shall eat bread without scarcity, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.
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- Deut 1:22-254 verses83%
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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8 If the LORD delights in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us; a land which flows with milk and honey.
- Num 13:25-273 verses80%
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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6 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those that searched the land, tore their clothes:
- Judg 18:9-102 verses76%
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.
10 When you go, you shall come to a secure people and to a large land, for God has given it into your hands; a place where there is no lack of anything that is on the earth.
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32 And they gave a bad report of the land which they had explored to the children of Israel, saying, The land through which we have gone to explore it is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw in it are men of great stature.
- Num 13:17-215 verses75%
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:
18 See the land, how it is; and the people who dwell in it, whether they are strong or weak, few or many;
19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they dwell in, whether in tent camps or fortified cities;
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.
- Num 32:7-93 verses74%
7 And why discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD has given them?
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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9 And he has brought us into this place, and has given us this land, even a land flowing with milk and honey.
- Josh 14:5-73 verses74%
5 As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.
6 Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal; and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, You know the thing that the LORD said to Moses the man of God concerning me and you in Kadeshbarnea.
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.
- Num 14:36-394 verses73%
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,
37 Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD.
38 But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.
39 And Moses told these sayings to all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.
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7 For the LORD your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
- Deut 1:35-362 verses73%
35 Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see that good land, which I swore to give to your fathers,
36 Except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him and his children I will give the land he has trodden upon, because he has fully followed the LORD.
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6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, to whom the LORD swore that He would not show them the land which the LORD had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
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30 And Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.
- Deut 1:7-82 verses72%
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.
8 Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them.
- Num 14:30-312 verses72%
30 Surely you shall not come into the land, concerning which I swore to make you dwell therein, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
31 But your little ones, which you said would be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which you have despised.
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9 And that you may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.
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5 Therefore, they said, if we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession, and do not bring us over the Jordan.
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2 Command the children of Israel and say to them, 'When you come into the land of Canaan, (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with its borders:)
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24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD has delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.
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25 And they captured fortified cities and a fertile land, and took possession of houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat, and delighted themselves in Your great goodness.
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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.
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22 And have given them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
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32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan may be ours.
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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 Moreover your little ones, whom you said would be prey, and your children, who today have no knowledge of good and evil, they shall go in there; to them I will give it, and they shall possess it.