Numbers 14:7
New International Version
and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.

New Living Translation
They said to all the people of Israel, “The land we traveled through and explored is a wonderful land!

English Standard Version
and said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, “The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land.

Berean Standard Bible
and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying: “The land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land.

New American Standard Bible
and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land.

NASB 1995
and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land.

NASB 1977
and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land.

Legacy Standard Bible
and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land.

Amplified Bible
and they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land through which we passed as spies is an exceedingly good land.

Christian Standard Bible
and said to the entire Israelite community, “The land we passed through and explored is an extremely good land.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and said to the entire Israelite community: “The land we passed through and explored is an extremely good land.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
and said: We saw the land ourselves, and it's very good.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They said to the whole community of Israel, "The land we explored is very good.

Good News Translation
and said to the people, "The land we explored is an excellent land.

International Standard Version
and attempted to reason with the entire congregation of Israel. They told them, "The land that we went through and explored is very, very good.

Majority Standard Bible
and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land.

NET Bible
They said to the whole community of the Israelites, "The land we passed through to investigate is an exceedingly good land.

New Heart English Bible
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they spoke to all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.

World English Bible
They spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, “The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and they speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “The land into which we have passed over to spy it out [is] a very, very good land;

Young's Literal Translation
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;

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will speak to all the assembly of the sons of Israel, saying, The land which we passed over upon it to search it out, a good land exceedingly, exceedingly,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And said to all the multitude of the children of Israel: The land which we have gone round is very good:

Catholic Public Domain Version
and they said to the entire multitude of the sons of Israel: “The land that we circled through is very good.

New American Bible
and said to the whole community of the Israelites, “The land which we went through and reconnoitered is an exceedingly good land.

New Revised Standard Version
and said to all the congregation of the Israelites, “The land that we went through as spies is an exceedingly good land.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they said to all the congregation of the children of Israel, The land through which we passed to spy it out is an exceedingly good land.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they said to all of the assembly of the children Israel: “The land in which we went through to explore is very good land.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they spoke 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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, The land which we surveyed is indeed extremely good.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The People Rebel
6Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes 7and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. 8If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.…

Cross References
Joshua 2:9-11
and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.

Deuteronomy 1:25
They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”

Joshua 14:7-8
I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report. / Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.

Deuteronomy 6:10-11
And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, / with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,

Hebrews 3:16-19
For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...

Deuteronomy 8:7-9
For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper.

Joshua 5:6
For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Psalm 95:8-11
do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work. / For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” ...

Hebrews 4:1-2
Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

Deuteronomy 11:10-12
For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden. / But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven. / It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.

1 Corinthians 10:5-11
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” ...

Deuteronomy 31:6-8
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” / Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance. / The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

Hebrews 3:12-14
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. / We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.

Exodus 3:8
I have come down to rescue them from the hand 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 home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

1 Corinthians 10:1-4
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ...


Treasury of Scripture

And they spoke to all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.

an exceeding good land

Numbers 13:27
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.

Deuteronomy 1:25
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.

Deuteronomy 6:10,11
And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, …

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1. The people murmur at the news
6. Joshua and Caleb labor to still them
11. God threatens them
13. Moses intercedes with God, and obtains pardon
26. The Murmurers are debarred from entering into the land
36. The men who raised the evil report die by a plague
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and said to the whole congregation of Israel
This phrase indicates a public declaration made to the entire assembly of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "congregation" is "עֵדָה" (edah), which refers to a gathering or assembly, often used in the context of the community of Israel. Historically, this reflects the communal nature of the Israelites, who were bound together by their covenant with God. The leaders, Joshua and Caleb, are addressing the people to counteract the negative report of the other spies. This highlights the importance of leadership and the responsibility to guide the community in faith and truth.

The land we passed through and explored
The phrase refers to the land of Canaan, which the Israelites had scouted. The Hebrew verb "תּוּר" (tur) means to explore or spy out, indicating a thorough investigation of the land. This exploration was not just a physical journey but a spiritual test of faith. The land represents God's promise to the Israelites, a tangible manifestation of His covenant. The act of passing through and exploring signifies the Israelites' journey of faith and the challenges they faced in trusting God's promises.

is an exceedingly good land
The description of the land as "exceedingly good" emphasizes its abundance and suitability for the Israelites. The Hebrew word "מְאֹד" (me'od) intensifies the goodness of the land, suggesting it is not just good but exceptionally so. This aligns with God's promise of a land flowing with milk and honey, a place of prosperity and blessing. The goodness of the land is a testament to God's faithfulness and His desire to provide for His people. It serves as a reminder that God's plans for His people are always for their ultimate good, even when circumstances seem daunting.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
and said
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

congregation
עֲדַ֥ת (‘ă·ḏaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

“The land
הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

we passed through
עָבַ֤רְנוּ (‘ā·ḇar·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

and explored
לָת֣וּר (lā·ṯūr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8446: To meander, about, for, trade, reconnoitring

[is] an exceedingly
מְאֹ֥ד (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

good
טוֹבָ֥ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

land.
הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land


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