Numbers 13
1 And the Lord said to Moses,
Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
2 Send men to get knowledge about the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; from every tribe of their fathers you are to send a man, every one a chief among them.
“Send men on your behalf, that they may spy out the land of Canaan [Humbled], which I give to the children of Israel [God prevails]. Of every tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a prince among them.”
3 And Moses sent them from the waste land of Paran as the Lord gave orders, all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel.
Moses [Drawn out] sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the order of Adonai. All them were men who were heads of the children of Israel [God prevails].
4 And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, the son of Zaccur.
These were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben [See, a son!], Shammua the son of Zaccur.
5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat, the son of Hori.
Of the tribe of Simeon [Hearing], Shaphat the son of Hori.
6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
Of the tribe of Judah [Praised], Caleb [Dog] the son of Jephunneh.
7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal, the son of Joseph.
Of the tribe of Issachar [Hire, Reward], Igal the son of Joseph [May he add].
8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea, the son of Nun.
Of the tribe of Ephraim [Fruit], Hoshea [Yah save] the son of Nun.
9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti, the son of Raphu.
Of the tribe of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south], Palti the son of Raphu.
10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel, the son of Sodi.
Of the tribe of Zebulun [Living together], Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
11 Of the tribe of Joseph, that is of the family of Manasseh, Gaddi, the son of Susi.
Of the tribe of Joseph [May he add], of the tribe of Manasseh [Causing to forget], Gaddi the son of Susi.
12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel, the son of Gemalli.
Of the tribe of Dan [He judged], Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur, the son of Michael
Of the tribe of Asher [Happy], Sethur the son of Michael [Who is like God].
14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi, the son of Vophsi.
Of the tribe of Naphtali [My wrestling], Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Gevel, the son of Machi.
Of the tribe of Gad [Good fortune], Geuel the son of Machi.
16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to get knowledge about the land. And Moses gave to Hoshea, the son of Nun, the name of Joshua.
These are the names of the men who Moses [Drawn out] sent to spy out the land. Moses [Drawn out] called Hoshea [Yah save] the son of Nun, who Moses [Drawn out] renamed Joshua [Yah Salvation].
17 So Moses sent them to have a look at the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up into the South and into the hill-country;
Moses [Drawn out] sent them to spy out the land of Canaan [Humbled], and said to them, “Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill country.
18 And see what the land is like; and if the people living in it are strong or feeble, small or great in number;
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 And what sort of land they are living in, if it is good or bad; and what their living-places are, tent-circles or walled towns;
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 And if the land is fertile or poor, and if there is wood in it or not. And be of good heart, and come back with some of the produce of the land. Now it was the time when the first grapes were ready.
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 So they went up and got a view of the land, from the waste land of Zin to Rehob, on the way to Hamath.
So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
22 They went up into the South and came to Hebron; and Ahiman and Sheshai and Talmai, the children of Anak, were living there. (Now the building of Hebron took place seven years before that of 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 [Abode of slavery].)
23 And they came to the valley of Eshcol, and cutting down a vine-branch with its grapes, two of them took it on a rod between them; and they took some pomegranates and 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 That place was named the valley of Eshcol because of the grapes which the children of Israel took from there.
That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel [God prevails] cut down from there.
25 At the end of forty days they came back from viewing the land.
They teshuvah ·completely returned· from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
26 And they came back to Moses and Aaron and all the children of Israel, to Kadesh in the waste land of Paran; and gave an account to them and to all the people and let them see the produce of the land.
They went and came to Moses [Drawn out], to Aaron [Light-bringer], and to all the congregation of the children of Israel [God prevails], 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 And they said, We came to the land where you sent us, and truly it is flowing with milk and honey: and here is some of the produce of it.
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 But the people living in the land are strong, and the towns are walled and very great; further, we saw the children 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 And the Amalekites are in the South; and the Hittites and the Jebusites and the Amorites are living in the hill-country; and the Canaanites by the sea and by the side of Jordan.
Amalek [Man who licks up] dwells in the land of the South. The Hittite [Descendant of Trembling fear], the Jebusite [Descendants of Thresher], and the Amorite [Descendants of Talkers] dwell in the hill country. The Canaanite [Descendant of Humbled] dwells by the sea, and along the side of the Jordan [Descender].”
30 Then Caleb made signs to the people to keep quiet, and said to Moses, Let us go up straight away and take this land; for we are well able to overcome it.
Caleb [Dog] stilled the people before Moses [Drawn out], and said, “Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it!”
31 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.
But the men who went up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.”
32 And they gave the children of Israel a bad account of the land they had been to see, saying, This land through which we went is a land causing destruction to those living in it; and all the people we saw there are men of more than common size.
They brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out to the children of Israel [God prevails], 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 There we saw those great men, the sons of Anak, offspring of the Nephilim: and we seemed to ourselves no more than insects, and so we seemed to them.
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.”
