1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses saying,

¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

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.”

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 f rom the tribe of Joseph, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 f rom the tribe of Gad, Geuel the 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 spy out the land; but Moses called Hoshea the 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 W hen 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.

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 S ee what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, whether they are 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 H ow 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?

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 H ow 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.

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 spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at Lebo-hamath.

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

22 W hen 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.)

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 T hen 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.

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 sons of Israel cut down from there. The Spies’ Reports

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

25 W hen they returned from spying out the land, at the end of forty days,

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

26 t hey 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.

¶ 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 hus 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.

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 N evertheless, 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.

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 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.”

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 T hen 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.”

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 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.”

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 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.

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 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.”

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.