| NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses: | 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses saying, |
| 2"Send out men to investigate the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them." | 2"Send out for yourself men so that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give to the sons of Israel; you shall send a man from each of their fathers' tribes, every one a leader among them." |
| 3So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the command of the LORD. All of them were leaders of the Israelites. | 3So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the command of the LORD, all of them men who were heads of the sons of Israel. |
| 4Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur; | 4These then were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; |
| 5from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori; | 5from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; |
| 6from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh; | 6from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; |
| 7from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph; | 7from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; |
| 8from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun; | 8from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun; |
| 9from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu; | 9from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; |
| 10from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi; | 10from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; |
| 11from the tribe of Joseph, namely, the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi son of Susi; | 11from the tribe of Joseph, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi; |
| 12from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli; | 12from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; |
| 13from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael; | 13from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; |
| 14from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vopshi; | 14from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; |
| 15from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki. | 15from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. |
| 16These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to investigate the land. And Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua. | 16These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land; but Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua. |
| 17When 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 | 17When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he said to them, "Go up there into the Negev; then go up into the hill country. |
| 18and see what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, few or many, | 18"See what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many. |
| 19and whether the land they live in is good or bad, and whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or fortified cities, | 19"How is the land in which they live, is it good or bad? And how are the cities in which they live, are they like open camps or with fortifications? |
| 20and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether or not there are forests in it. And be brave, and bring back some of the fruit of the land." Now it was the time of year for the first ripe grapes. | 20"How is the land, is it fat or lean? Are there trees in it or not? Make an effort then to get some of the fruit of the land." Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes. |
| 21So they went up and investigated the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, at the entrance of Hamath. | 21So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at Lebo-hamath. |
| 22When they went up through the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living. (Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) | 22When they had gone up into the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) |
| 23When they came to the valley of Eshcol, they cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a staff between two men, as well as some of the pomegranates and the figs. | 23Then they came to the valley of Eshcol and from there cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes; and they carried it on a pole between two men, with some of the pomegranates and the figs. |
| 24That place was called the Eshcol Valley, because of the cluster of grapes that the Israelites cut from there. | 24That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut down from there. |
| 25They returned from investigating the land after forty days. | 25When they returned from spying out the land, at the end of forty days, |
| 26They came back to Moses and Aaron and to the whole community of the Israelites in the wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They reported to the whole community and showed the fruit of the land. | 26they proceeded to come to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; and they brought back word to them and to all the congregation and showed them the fruit of the land. |
| 27They told Moses, "We went to the land where you sent us. It is indeed flowing with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. | 27Thus they told him, and said, "We went in to the land where you sent us; and it certainly does flow with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. |
| 28But the inhabitants are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there. | 28"Nevertheless, the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large; and moreover, we saw the descendants of Anak there. |
| 29The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan." | 29"Amalek is living in the land of the Negev and the Hittites and the Jebusites and the Amorites are living in the hill country, and the Canaanites are living by the sea and by the side of the Jordan." |
| 30Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses, saying, "Let us go up and occupy it, for we are well able to conquer it." | 30Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, "We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will surely overcome it." |
| 31But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against these people, because they are stronger than we are!" | 31But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us." |
| 32Then they presented the Israelites with a discouraging report of the land they had investigated, saying, "The land that we passed through to investigate is a land that devours its inhabitants. All the people we saw there are of great stature. | 32So they gave out to the sons of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, "The land through which we have gone, in spying it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great size. |
| 33We even saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak came from the Nephilim), and we seemed liked grasshoppers both to ourselves and to them." | 33"There also we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak are part of the Nephilim); and we became like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight." |
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