1 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 S end 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.

“Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; from each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.”

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

So Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel.

4 A nd these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, the son of Zaccur.

Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;

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

from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori;

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

from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;

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

from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph;

8 O f the tribe of Ephraim, Hosea, the son of Nun.

from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun;

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

from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu;

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

from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi;

11 O f the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi, the son of Susi.

from the tribe of Joseph, that is, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi;

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

from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli;

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

from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael;

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

from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi;

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

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

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

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

17 A nd 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

Then Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way into the South, and go up to the mountains,

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

and see what the land is like: whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, few or many;

19 a nd 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,

whether the land they dwell in is good or bad; whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or strongholds;

20 A nd 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.

whether the land is rich or poor; and whether there are forests there or not. Be of good courage. And bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.

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

So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath.

22 A nd 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.)

And they went up through the South and came to Hebron; Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

23 A nd 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.

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

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

The place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the men of Israel cut down there.

25 A nd they returned from searching of the land after forty days.

And they returned from spying out the land after forty days.

26 ¶ 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.

Now they departed and came back to Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.

27 A nd 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.

Then they told him, and said: “We went to the land where you sent us. It truly flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.

28 N evertheless 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.

Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.

29 A malek 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.

The Amalekites dwell in the land of the South; the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan.”

30 T hen 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.

Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”

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

But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.”

32 A nd 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.

And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature.

33 A nd 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.

There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”