1 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

2 S end men to explore and scout out the land of Canaan, which I give to the Israelites. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a leader or head among them.

Send thou men that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give unto the sons of Israel; of every tribe of their fathers ye shall send a man, each one a prince among them.

3 S o Moses by the command of the Lord sent scouts from the Wilderness of Paran, all of them men who were heads of the Israelites.

And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran; all those men were princes of the sons of Israel.

4 T hese were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, the son of Zaccur.

5 O f the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat, the son of Hori.

6 O f the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.

7 O f the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;

Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal, the son of Joseph.

8 O f the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;

Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hosea, the son of Nun.

9 O f the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti, the son of Raphu.

10 O f the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;

Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel, the son of Sodi.

11 O f the tribe of Joseph, that is, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi son of Susi;

Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi, the son of Susi.

12 O f the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;

Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel, the son of Gemalli.

13 O f the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;

Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur, the son of Michael.

14 O f the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;

Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi, the son of Vophsi.

15 O f the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.

Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel, the son of Machi.

16 T hese are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore and scout out the land. And Moses called Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.

These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hosea, the son of Nun, Joshua.

17 M oses sent them to scout out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Get up this way by the South (the Negeb) and go up into the hill country,

And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said unto them, Go up this way towards the Negev and go up into the mountain

18 A nd see what the land is and whether the people who dwell there are strong or weak, few or many,

and see the land, what it is, and the people that dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, few or many,

19 A nd whether the land they live in is good or bad, and whether the cities they dwell in are camps or strongholds,

and how the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad, and what cities there are that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds,

20 A nd what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is timber on it or not. And be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes.

And what the land is, whether it is fertile or sterile, whether there are trees 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.

21 S o they went up and scouted through the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.

¶ So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.

22 A nd then went up into the South (the Negeb) and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai the sons of Anak were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

And they ascended by the Negev and came unto Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the sons of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

23 A nd they came to the Valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two; they brought also some pomegranates and figs.

And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and from there they cut down a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates and of the figs.

24 T hat place was called the Valley of Eshcol because of the cluster which the Israelites cut down there.

The place was called the brook Eshcol because of the cluster of grapes which the sons of Israel cut down from there.

25 A nd they returned from scouting out the land after forty days.

And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.

26 T hey came to Moses and Aaron and to all the Israelite congregation in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh, and brought them word, and showed them the land’s fruit.

¶ And they went and came to Moses and to Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran to Kadesh and brought back word unto them and unto all the congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.

27 T hey told Moses, We came to the land to which you sent us; surely it flows with milk and honey. This is its fruit.

And they told him and said, We came unto the land where thou didst send us, and surely it flows with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

28 B ut the people who dwell there are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large; moreover, there we saw the sons of Anak.

Nevertheless the people are strong that dwell in that land, and the cities are very great and strong; and moreover we saw the sons of Anak there.

29 A malek dwells in the land of the South (the Negeb); the Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwell in the hill country; and the Canaanite dwells by the sea and along by the side of the Jordan.

Amalek dwells in the land of the Negev, and the Hittite and the Jebusite and the Amorite dwell in the mountains, and the Canaanite dwells by the sea and by the side of the Jordan.

30 C aleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once and possess it; we are well able to conquer it.

Then 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.

31 B ut his fellow scouts said, We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.

But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against that people, for they are stronger than we.

32 S o they brought the Israelites an evil report of the land which they had scouted out, saying, The land through which we went to spy it out is a land that devours its inhabitants. And all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature.

And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the sons of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone through to spy it out, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.

33 T here we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come from the giants; and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

And there we saw giants, the sons of Anak, of the race of the giants; and we were in our own sight as locusts, and so we were in their sight.