At the Lord’s Command, Moses Sent All These from the Wilderness of Paran |
Numbers 13:1-33 The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers |
The Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, Send [12] men to search [out] the land of Canaan, which [I am giving] to the children [people] of Israel. A man shall be sent [from] every tribe of their fathers, everyone a ruler among them. |
By [command] of the Lord, Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran, all those [12] men were heads of the children [people] of Israel. These were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, [Zaccur’s] son. Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat, [Hori’s] son. Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb, [Jephunneh’s] son. |
Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal, [Joseph’s] son. Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea, [Nun’s] son. Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti, [Raphu’s] son. Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel, [Sodi’s] son. Of the tribe of Joseph, Manasseh, Gaddi, [Susi’s] son. Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel, [Gemalli’s] son. |
Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur, [Michael’s] son. Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi, [Vophsi’s] son. Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel, [Machi’s] son. These are the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea, [Nun’s] son, Joshua. And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan & said to them, Get [yourself] up this way [by the] south & go up into the mountain. |
See the land, what it is, & the people [who live] there, whether they [are] strong or weak, few or many. What is land [like] that they [live] in, whether it’s good or bad, and what cities they [live] in, whether in tents or [with fortified walls.] [See] what the land is, whether [it’s fertile or barren,] whether there [are woods in it] or not. |
Be of good courage & bring [some] of the fruit of the land. It was the time of the 1st ripe grapes. So, [the 12] went up & searched the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, [toward] Hamath. They ascended by the south & came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, Talmai, the children of Anak, were. |
(Now Hebron was built 7 years before Zoan in Egypt.) They came to the Brook of Eshcol & cut down a branch with a cluster of grapes from [there] & [carried] it on a [pole] between 2 [men.] They brought [some] pomegranates & figs. The place was called the Brook of Eshcol [a.k.a.Cluster,] because of the cluster of grapes the [men] of Israel cut down from [there.] |
They returned from searching the land after 40 days. They came to the Wilderness of Paran to Kadesh, to Moses, Aaron & all the congregation of the children [people] of Israel & brought back word to them & all the congregation & [showed] them the fruit of the land. |
They told [Moses] & said, We came to the land [where] you sent us & it surely flows with milk & honey. This is the fruit of it. [Still] the people [are] strong [who live] in the land. The cities are walled & very [big.] |
[Also] we saw the children [people] of Anak there. The Amalekites [live] in the land of the south & the Hittites, Jebusites & the Amorites [live] in the mountains. The Canaanites [live] by the sea & by the coast of Jordan. |
Caleb [quieted] the people before Moses & said, [Let’s] go up at once & possess it. For we are very able to overcome [them.] But the men [who] went up with [Caleb] said, We aren’t able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we [are.] |
They brought [a negative] report [about] the land which they had searched, [to] the [people] of Israel, saying, The land, which we [searched,] is a land that eats up [its] inhabitants. All the people we saw are [very] tall men. We saw the [giants] there, the sons of Anak, which are of the giants. In our sight, we were like grasshoppers [to them.] |