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Numbers 13

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1And afterwards the people set forth from Aseroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Pharan.
1And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
3Send for you men, and let them spy the land of the Chananites, which I give to the sons of Israel for a possession; one man for a tribe, you shall send them away according to their families, every one of them a prince.
3And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
4And Moses sent them out of the wilderness of Pharan by the word of the Lord; all these [were] the princes of the sons of Israel.
4And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
5And these [are] their names: of the tribe of Ruben, Samuel the son of Zachur.
5Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
6Of the tribe of Symeon, Saphat the son of Suri.
6Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
7Of the tribe of Judah, Chaleb the son of Jephonne.
7Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
8Of the tribe of Issachar, Ilaal the son of Joseph.
8Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.
9Of the tribe of Ephraim, Ause the son of Naue.
9Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
10Of the tribe of Benjamin, Phalti the son of Raphu.
10Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
11Of the tribe of Zabulon, Gudiel the son of Sudi.
11Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
12Of the tribe of Joseph of the sons of Manasse, Gaddi the son of Susi.
12Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
13Of the tribe of Dan, Amiel the son of Gamali.
13Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
14Of the tribe of Aser, Sathur the son of Michael.
14Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
15Of the tribe of Nephthali, Nabi the son of Sabi.
15Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
16Of the tribe of Gad, Gudiel the son of Macchi.
16These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.
17These [are] the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses called Ause the son of Naue, Joshua.
17And 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:
18And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Chanaan, and said to them, Go up by this wilderness; and you⌃ shall go up to the mountain,
18And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
19and you⌃ shall see the land, what it is, and the people that dwells on it, whether it is strong or weak, or [whether] they are few or many.
19And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;
20And what the land is on which they dwell, [whether] it is good or bad; and what the cities are wherein these dwell, whether they dwell in walled [cities] or unwalled.
20And 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.
21And what the land is, whether rich or poor; whether there are trees in it or no: and you⌃ shall persevere and take of the fruits of the land: and the days [were] the days of spring, the forerunners of the grape.
21So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
22And they went up and surveyed the land from the wilderness of Sin to Rhoob, as men go in to Aemath.
22And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
23And they went up by the wilderness, and departed as far as Chebron; and there [was] Achiman, and Sessi, and Thelami, the progeny of Enach. Now Chebron was built seven years before Tanin of Egypt.
23And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
24And they came to the valley of the cluster and surveyed it; and they cut down thence a bough and one cluster of grapes upon it, and bore it on staves, and [they took] of the pomegranates and the figs.
24The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
25And they called that place, The valley of the cluster, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
25And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
26And they returned from thence, having surveyed the land, after forty days.
26And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
27And they proceeded and came to Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Pharan Cades; and they brought word to them and to all the congregation, and they showed the fruit of the land:
27And 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.
28and they reported to him, and said, We came into the land into which you sent us, a land flowing with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
28Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
29Only the nation that dwells upon it is bold, and they have very great and strong walled towns, and we saw there the children of Enach.
29The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
30And Amalec dwells in the land toward the south: and the Chettite and the Evite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwells in the hill country: and the Chananite dwells by the sea, and by the river Jordan.
30And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
31And Chaleb stayed the people from speaking before Moses, and said to him , Nay, but we will go up by all means, and will inherit it, for we shall surely prevail against them.
31But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.
32But the men that went up together with him said, We will not go up, for we shall not by any means be able to go up against the nation, for itis much stronger than we .
32And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.
33And they brought a horror of that land which they surveyed upon the children of Israel, saying, The land which we passed by to survey it, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of extraordinary stature.
33And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.