Numbers 13
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1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVAnd the LORDH3068 spakeH1696(H8762) unto MosesH4872, sayingH559(H8800),
2 “Send men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. Of every tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a prince among them.”
KJVSendH7971(H8798) thou menH582, that they may searchH8446(H8799) the landH776 of CanaanH3667, which I giveH5414(H8802) unto the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478: of everyH376 tribeH4294 of their fathersH1 shall ye sendH7971(H8799) a manH259, every one a rulerH5387 among them.
3 Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of Yahweh. All of them were men who were heads of the children of Israel.
KJVAnd MosesH4872 by the commandmentH6310 of the LORDH3068 sentH7971(H8799) them from the wildernessH4057 of ParanH6290: all those menH582 wereH1992 headsH7218 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478.
4 These were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
KJVAnd these were their namesH8034: of the tribeH4294 of ReubenH7205, ShammuaH8051 the sonH1121 of ZaccurH2139.
5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
KJVOf the tribeH4294 of SimeonH8095, ShaphatH8202 the sonH1121 of HoriH2753.
6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
KJVOf the tribeH4294 of JudahH3063, CalebH3612 the sonH1121 of JephunnehH3312.
7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
KJVOf the tribeH4294 of IssacharH3485, IgalH3008 the sonH1121 of JosephH3130.
8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
KJVOf the tribeH4294 of EphraimH669, OsheaH1954 the sonH1121 of NunH5126.
9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
KJVOf the tribeH4294 of BenjaminH1144, PaltiH6406 the sonH1121 of RaphuH7505.
10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
KJVOf the tribeH4294 of ZebulunH2074, GaddielH1427 the sonH1121 of SodiH5476.
11 Of the tribe of Joseph, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
KJVOf the tribeH4294 of JosephH3130, namely, of the tribeH4294 of ManassehH4519, GaddiH1426 the sonH1121 of SusiH5485.
12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
KJVOf the tribeH4294 of DanH1835, AmmielH5988 the sonH1121 of GemalliH1582.
13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
KJVOf the tribeH4294 of AsherH836, SethurH5639 the sonH1121 of MichaelH4317.
14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
KJVOf the tribeH4294 of NaphtaliH5321, NahbiH5147 the sonH1121 of VophsiH2058.
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
KJVOf the tribeH4294 of GadH1410, GeuelH1345 the sonH1121 of MachiH4352.
16 These are the names of the men who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
KJVThese are the namesH8034 of the menH582 which MosesH4872 sentH7971(H8804) to spy outH8446(H8800) the landH776. And MosesH4872 calledH7121(H8799) OsheaH1954 the sonH1121 of NunH5126 JehoshuaH3091.
17 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.
KJVAnd MosesH4872 sentH7971(H8799) them to spy outH8446(H8800) the landH776 of CanaanH3667, and saidH559(H8799) unto them, Get you upH5927(H8798) this way southwardH5045, and go upH5927(H8804) into the mountainH2022:
18 See the land, what it is; and the people who dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;
KJVAnd seeH7200(H8804) the landH776, what it is; and the peopleH5971 that dwellethH3427(H8802) therein, whether they be strongH2389 or weakH7504, fewH4592 or manyH7227;
19 and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;
KJVAnd what the landH776 is that they dwell inH3427(H8802), whether it be goodH2896 or badH7451; and what citiesH5892 they be that they dwellH3427(H8802) inH2007, whether in tentsH4264, or in strong holdsH4013;
20 and what the land is, whether it is fertile or poor, whether there is wood therein, or not. Be courageous, and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.
KJVAnd what the landH776 is, whether it be fatH8082 or leanH7330, whether there beH3426 woodH6086 therein, or not. And be ye of good courageH2388(H8694), and bringH3947(H8804) of the fruitH6529 of the landH776. Now the timeH3117 was the timeH3117 of the firstripeH1061 grapesH6025.
21 So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
KJVSo they went upH5927(H8799), and searchedH8446(H8799) the landH776 from the wildernessH4057 of ZinH6790 unto RehobH7340, as men comeH935(H8800) to HamathH2574.
22 They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
KJVAnd they ascendedH5927(H8799) by the southH5045, and cameH935(H8799) unto HebronH2275; where AhimanH289, SheshaiH8344, and TalmaiH8526, the childrenH3211 of AnakH6061, were.(Now HebronH2275 was builtH1129(H8738) sevenH7651 yearsH8141 beforeH6440 ZoanH6814 in EgyptH4714.)
23 They came to the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it on a staff between two. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs.
KJVAnd they cameH935(H8799) unto the brookH5158 of EshcolH812, and cut downH3772(H8799) from thence a branchH2156 with oneH259 clusterH811 of grapesH6025, and they bareH5375(H8799) it between twoH8147 upon a staffH4132; and they brought of the pomegranatesH7416, and of the figsH8384.
24 That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there.
KJVThe placeH4725 was calledH7121(H8804) the brookH5158 EshcolH812, because ofH182 the cluster of grapesH811 which the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 cut downH3772(H8804) from thence.
25 They returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
KJVAnd they returnedH7725(H8799) from searchingH8446(H8800) of the landH776 afterH7093 fortyH705 daysH3117.
26 They went and came to Moses, to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them and to all the congregation. They showed them the fruit of the land.
KJVAnd they wentH3212(H8799) and cameH935(H8799) to MosesH4872, and to AaronH175, and to all the congregationH5712 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, unto the wildernessH4057 of ParanH6290, to KadeshH6946; and brought backH7725(H8686) wordH1697 unto them, and unto all the congregationH5712, and shewedH7200(H8686) them the fruitH6529 of the landH776.
27 They told him, and said, “We came to the land where you sent us. Surely it flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.
KJVAnd they toldH5608(H8762) him, and saidH559(H8799), We cameH935(H8804) unto the landH776 whither thou sentestH7971(H8804) us, and surely it flowethH2100(H8802) with milkH2461 and honeyH1706; and this is the fruitH6529 of it.
28 However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover, we saw the children of Anak there.
KJVNeverthelessH657 the peopleH5971 be strongH5794 that dwellH3427(H8802) in the landH776, and the citiesH5892 are walledH1219(H8803), and veryH3966 greatH1419: and moreover we sawH7200(H8804) the childrenH3211 of AnakH6061 there.
29 Amalek dwells in the land of the South. The Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwell in the hill country. The Canaanite dwells by the sea, and along the side of the Jordan.”
KJVThe AmalekitesH6002 dwellH3427(H8802) in the landH776 of the southH5045: and the HittitesH2850, and the JebusitesH2983, and the AmoritesH567, dwellH3427(H8802) in the mountainsH2022: and the CanaanitesH3669 dwellH3427(H8802) by the seaH3220, and by the coastH3027 of JordanH3383.
30 Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, “Let’s go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it!”
KJVAnd CalebH3612 stilledH2013(H8686) the peopleH5971 before MosesH4872, and saidH559(H8799), Let us go upH5927(H8799) at onceH5927(H8800), and possessH3423(H8804) it; for we are well ableH3201(H8799) to overcomeH3201(H8800) it.
31 But the men who went up with him said, “We aren’t able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.”
KJVBut the menH582 that went upH5927(H8804) with him saidH559(H8804), We be not ableH3201(H8799) to go upH5927(H8800) against the peopleH5971; for they are strongerH2389 than we.
32 They brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out to the children of Israel, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people who we saw in it are men of great stature.
KJVAnd they brought upH3318(H8686) an evil reportH1681 of the landH776 which they had searchedH8446(H8804) unto the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559(H8800), The landH776, through which we have goneH5674(H8804) to searchH8446(H8800) it, is a landH776 that eateth upH398(H8802) the inhabitantsH3427(H8802) thereof; and all the peopleH5971 that we sawH7200(H8804) in itH8432 are menH582 of a great statureH4060.
33 There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim. We were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.”
KJVAnd there we sawH7200(H8804) the giantsH5303, the sonsH1121 of AnakH6061, which come of the giantsH5303: and we were in our own sightH5869 as grasshoppersH2284, and so we were in their sightH5869.
Numbers 13
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