1 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake 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 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.

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 heads of the children 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, Oshea 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 which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

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, Get you up this way southward, 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 dwelleth therein, whether they be 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 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;

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 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.

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 searched 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 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.)

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 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.

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 children of Israel cut down from thence.

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 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.

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 whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth 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 be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children 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.

The 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.

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.

And 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 be not able to go up against the 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 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.

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 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.