Chapter 13

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

Send³ thou men, that they may search⁴ the land of Canaan, which I give⁶ unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send⁴ a man, ³⁷⁶ every one a ruler among them.

And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent⁴ them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men [were] heads of the children of Israel. ¹⁹⁹²

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

These [are] the names of the men which Moses sent¹ to spy out² the land. And Moses called⁴ Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

And Moses sent⁴ them to spy out² the land of Canaan, and said⁴ unto them, Get you up³ this [way] southward, and go up¹ into the mountain:

And see¹ the land, what it [is]; and the people that dwelleth⁶ therein, whether they [be] strong or weak, few or many;

And what the land [is] that they dwell⁶ in, whether it [be] good or bad; and what cities [they be] that they dwell⁶ in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

And what the land [is], whether it [be] fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage,⁹⁸ and bring¹ of the fruit of the land. Now the time [was] the time of the firstripe grapes.

So they went up,⁴ and searched⁴ the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come² to Hamath.

And they ascended⁴ by the south, and came⁴ unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, [were]. (Now Hebron was built⁸ seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

And they came⁴ unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down⁴ from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare⁴ it between two upon a staff; and [they brought] of the pomegranates, and of the figs.

The place was called¹ the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down¹ from thence.

And they returned⁴ from searching² of the land after forty days.

And they went⁴ and came⁴ to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back⁵⁵ word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed⁵⁵ them the fruit of the land.

And they told¹⁷ him, and said,⁴ We came¹ unto the land whither thou sentest¹ us, and surely it floweth⁶ with milk and honey; and this [is] the fruit of it.

Nevertheless the people [be] strong that dwell⁶ in the land, and the cities [are] walled,⁷ [and] very great: and moreover we saw¹ the children of Anak there.

The Amalekites dwell⁶ in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell⁶ in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell⁶ by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.

And Caleb stilled⁵⁵ the people before Moses, and said,⁴ Let us go up⁴ at once,² and possess¹ it; for we are well able⁴ to overcome² it.

But the men that went up¹ with him said,¹ We be not able⁴ to go up² against the people; for they [are] stronger than we.

And they brought up⁵⁵ an evil report of the land which they had searched¹ unto the children of Israel, saying,² The land, through which we have gone¹ to search² it, [is] a land that eateth up⁶ the inhabitants⁶ thereof; and all the people that we saw¹ in it [are] men of a great stature.

And there we saw¹ 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.