Numbers, 13

1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

1. Yahweh then spoke to Moses, saying,

2. 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.

2. "Send men to explore the land of Canaan that I am giving to the sons of Israel; send one man from each of the ancestral tribes, all of them leaders."

3. 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.

3. So Moses sent these men from the wilderness of Paran as Yahweh commanded. All were leaders among the Israelites

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

4. and these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;

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

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

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

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

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

7. from the tribe of Issachar, Igal;

8. Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.

8. from the sons of Joseph and from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun;

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

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

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

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

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

11. from the sons of Joseph and from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Mahci.

16. These [are] the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

16. These are the names of the men sent by Moses to explore the country. But Hoshea, the son of Nun, Moses called Joshua.

17. 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:

17. So Moses sent them to explore the land of Canaan and said to them, "Go up by the south and then into the hill country

18. And see the land, what it [is]; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they [be] strong or weak, few or many;

18. and see what the land is like, whether the people there are strong or weak, many or few.

19. 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;

19. See also whether the land they live in is good or barren. See what their cities are like, if they are open camps or fortresses.

20. 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.

20. See if the soil is fertile or poor, if the land is wooded or not. Be courageous and take some of the fruit of the land." It was the season for early grapes.

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

21. They went up and surveyed the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob near the entrance of Hamath.

22. 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.)

22. They went up by the south and reached Hebron, an old city which had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt; the Anakites, Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai were living there.

23. 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.

23. And they came to the valley of Eshcol where they cut down a branch with a cluster of grapes. Two of them carried this by means of a pole. They also brought pomegranates and figs.

24. The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.

24. Because of the cluster that the sons of Israel had cut, they called that place the Valley of Eshcol.

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

25. After forty days of exploration, they returned.

26. 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.

26. They went and met Moses, Aaron and the whole community of Israelites in the wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They gave an account to them and the whole community and showed them the fruit of this land.

27. 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.

27. And they said, "We entered the land where you sent us, truly a land flowing with milk and honey and here is the fruit.

28. 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.

28. But how strong are the people who inhabit the land! The cities are fortified with walls and bars, and we even saw there descendants of the Anakites.

29. 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.

29. Amalekites live in the region of the Negeb; Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; the Canaanites are by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan."

30. 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.

30. Caleb then quieted the people who rose up against Moses and said, "We should go up and take over the land, for we shall surely overcome it."

31. 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.

31. But the men who had gone up with him said, "We cannot advance against these people for they are stronger than we are."

32. 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.

32. And they spread an unfavorable report about the land that they had explored, saying to the Israelites,"The land we went through to explore is a land that devours its inhabitants and all the people we saw there are men of great size.

33. 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.

33. We even saw giants (these giants were the Anakites). We felt like grasshoppers before them, and to them we must have seemed the same."