< Numbers 13 >

1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
2 "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."
Sende thou men out to search the lande of Canaan which I giue vnto the children of Israel: of euery tribe of their fathers shall ye sende a man, such as are all rulers among them.
3 Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of the LORD: all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel.
Then Moses sent them out of the wildernesse of Paran at the commandement of the Lord: all those men were heades of the children of Israel.
4 These were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zakkur.
Also their names are these: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the sonne of Zaccur:
5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the sonne of Hori:
6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Of the tribe of Iudah, Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh:
7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the sonne of Ioseph:
8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the sone of Nun:
9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
Of the tribe of Beniamin, Palti the sonne of Raphu:
10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the sone of Sodi:
11 Of the tribe of Joseph, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
Of the tribe of Ioseph, to wit, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the sonne of Susi:
12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the sonne of Gemalli:
13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the sonne of Michael:
14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the sonne of Vophsi:
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Maki.
Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the sonne of Machi.
16 These are the names of the men who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
These are the names of the men, which Moses sent to spie out the lande: and Moses called ye name of Oshea the sonne of Nun, Iehoshua.
17 Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, "Go up this way by the Negev, and go up into the hill country:
So Moses sent them to spie out the lande of Canaan, and said vnto them, Go vp this way toward the South, and go vp into the moutaines,
18 and see the land, what it is; and the people who dwell in it, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;
And consider the land what it is, and the people that dwel therein, whether they be strong or weake, either fewe or many,
19 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;
Also what the lande is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad: and what cities they be, that they dwell in, whether they dwell in tents, or in walled townes:
20 and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood in it, or not. Be courageous, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes."
And what the land is: whether it be fat or leane, whether there be trees therein, or not. And be of good courage, and bring of the fruite of the lande (for then was the time of the first ripe grapes)
21 So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to Lebo Hamath.
So they went vp, and searched out the lande, from the wildernesse of Zin vnto Rehob, to go to Hamath,
22 They went up by the Negev, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
And they ascended toward the South, and came vnto Hebron, where were Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the sonnes of Anak. And Hebron was built seuen yeere before Zoan in Egypt.
23 They came to the Valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes on it, and they bore it on a staff between two. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs.
Then they came to the riuer of Eshcol, and cut downe thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it vpon a barre betweene two, and brought of the pomegranates and of the figges.
24 That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there.
That place was called the riuer Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes, which the children of Israel cut downe thence.
25 They returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
Then after fourtie dayes, they turned againe from searching of the land.
26 They went and came to Moses, and 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, and showed them the fruit of the land.
And they went and came to Moses and to Aaron and vnto al the Congregation of the children of Israel, in the wildernesse of Paran, to Kadesh, and brought to the, and to all the Congregation tydings, and shewed them the fruite of the lande.
27 They told him, and said, "We came to the land where you sent us; and surely it flows with milk and honey; and this is its fruit.
And they tolde him, and saide, We came vnto the land whither thou hast sent vs, and surely it floweth with milke and honie: and here is of the fruite of it.
28 However the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover, we saw the descendants of Anak there.
Neuerthelesse the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled and exceeding great: and moreouer, we sawe the sonnes of Anak there.
29 Amalek dwells in the land of the Negev: and the Hethites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the hill country; and the Canaanite dwells by the sea, and along by the side of the Jordan."
The Amalekites dwell in the South countrey, and the Hittites, and the Iebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountaines, and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Iorden.
30 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 stilled the people before Moses, and saide, Let vs go vp at once, and possesse it: for vndoubtedly we shall ouercome it.
31 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."
But the men, that went vp with him, saide, we be not able to goe vp against the people: for they are stronger then we.
32 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.
So they brought vp an euill report of the land which they had searched for the children of Israel, saying, The lande which we haue gone through to search it out, is a land that eateth vp the inhabitants thereof: for all the people that we sawe in it, are men of great stature.
33 There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight."
For there we sawe gyants, the sonnes of Anak, which come of the gyants, so that we seemed in our sight like grashoppers: and so wee were in their sight.

< Numbers 13 >