1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses saying,

Yahweh spoke to 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 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.”

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.

Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of Yahweh. All them were men who were heads of the children of Israel.

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

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, Hoshea 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, 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 who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea 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.

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.

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.

See the land, what it is; and the people who dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are 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 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;

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 fat or lean, 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.

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 to Rehob, to the entrance of 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.)

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.)

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.

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.

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

That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there.

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

They returned from spying out the land at the end of 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.”

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.”

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 who went up with him said, “We aren’t able to go up against the 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.

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.

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.”

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.”