Numbers 13
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Scouting Out Canaan
1The Lord spoke to Moses: 2“Send men to scout out the land of Canaan # 13:2 Dt 1:22–26 I am giving to the Israelites. Send one man who is a leader among them from each of their ancestral tribes.” 3Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran at the Lord’s command. All the men were leaders in Israel. # 13:3 Ex 18:25–26; Dt 1:13–18 4These were their names:
Shammua son of Zaccur from the tribe of Reuben;
5Shaphat son of Hori from the tribe of Simeon;
6Caleb # 13:6 Nm 14:6,24,30,38; 26:65 son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;
7Igal son of Joseph from the tribe of Issachar;
8Hoshea son of Nun # 13:8 Ex 33:11; Nm 14:30,38; 27:18–23 from the tribe of Ephraim;
9Palti son of Raphu from the tribe of Benjamin;
10Gaddiel son of Sodi from the tribe of Zebulun;
11Gaddi son of Susi from the tribe of Manasseh (from the tribe of Joseph);
12Ammiel son of Gemalli from the tribe of Dan;
13Sethur son of Michael from the tribe of Asher;
14Nahbi son of Vophsi from the tribe of Naphtali;
15Geuel son of Machi from the tribe of Gad.
16These were the names of the men Moses sent to scout out the land, and Moses renamed Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.
17When Moses sent them to scout out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up this way to the Negev, then go up into the hill country. 18See what the land is like, and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many. 19Is the land they live in good # 13:19 Nm 14:7; Dt 1:25 or bad? Are the cities they live in encampments or fortifications? # 13:19 Dt 1:28; 3:5; 9:1; Jos 14:12 20Is the land fertile or unproductive? # 13:20 Neh 9:25,35; Is 30:23; Ezk 34:14,20 Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous. Bring back some fruit from the land.” It was the season for the first ripe grapes. # 13:20 Nm 13:23
21So they went up and scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin # 13:21 Southern border of the promised land as far as Rehob near the entrance to Hamath. # 13:21 Or near Lebo-hamath 22They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, # 13:22 Nm 13:28,33; Dt 1:28; 2:10–11,21 were living. Hebron was built seven years before Zoan # 13:22 Ps 78:12; Is 19:11; 30:4; Ezk 30:14 in Egypt. 23When they came to Eshcol # 13:23 Nm 32:9; Dt 1:24 Valley, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which was carried on a pole by two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs. # 13:23 Nm 20:5; Dt 8:8 24That place was called Eshcol # 13:24 = Cluster Valley because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there. 25At the end of forty days # 13:25 Nm 14:33–34; 32:13; Ps 95:10 they returned from scouting out the land.
Report about Canaan
26The men went back to Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for them and the whole community, and they showed them the fruit of the land. # 13:26 Nm 32:9; Dt 1:24–25 27They reported to Moses, “We went into the land where you sent us. Indeed it is flowing with milk and honey, # 13:27 Ex 3:8; Lv 20:24; Nm 14:8; 16:13–14 and here is some of its fruit. 28However, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. # 13:28 Dt 1:28; 3:5; 9:1; Jos 14:12 We also saw the descendants of Anak # 13:28 Nm 13:22,33; Dt 1:28; 2:10–11,21 there. 29The Amalekites # 13:29 Ex 17:8–16; Nm 14:25,43,45; Dt 25:17–19 are living in the land of the Negev; the Hethites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”
30Then Caleb # 13:30 Nm 14:6,24,30,38; 26:65 quieted the people in the presence of Moses and said, “Let’s go up now and take possession of the land because we can certainly conquer it! ”
31But the men who had gone up with him responded, “We can’t attack the people because they are stronger than we are! ” 32So they gave a negative report to the Israelites about the land they had scouted: “The land we passed through to explore is one that devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw in it are men of great size. 33We even saw the Nephilim # 13:33 Gn 6:4 there — the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim! # 13:33 Dt 2:10–11,20–21 To ourselves we seemed like grasshoppers, and we must have seemed the same to them.”
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Numbers 13
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Twelve men are sent into Canaan
Twelve men are sent into Canaan
(Deuteronomy 1.19-33)
1The LORD said to Moses, 2“Choose a leader from each tribe and send them into Canaan to explore the land I am giving you.”
3So Moses sent twelve tribal leaders from Israel's camp in the Paran Desert 4-16with orders to explore the land of Canaan. And here are their names:
Shammua son of Zaccur from Reuben,
Shaphat son of Hori from Simeon,
Caleb son of Jephunneh from Judah,
Igal son of Joseph from Issachar,
Joshua son of Nun from Ephraim,#13.4-16 Joshua…Ephraim: Hebrew “Hoshea son of Nun from Ephraim; Moses renamed him Joshua.”
Palti son of Raphu from Benjamin,
Gaddiel son of Sodi from Zebulun,
Gaddi son of Susi from Manasseh,
Ammiel son of Gemalli from Dan,
Sethur son of Michael from Asher,
Nahbi son of Vophsi from Naphtali,
and Geuel son of Machi from Gad.
17Before Moses sent them into Canaan, he said:
After you go through the Southern Desert of Canaan, continue north into the hill country 18and find out what those regions are like. Be sure to remember how many people live there, how strong they are, 19-20and if they live in open towns or walled cities. See if the land is good for growing crops and find out what kinds of trees grow there. It's time for grapes to ripen, so try to bring back some of the fruit that grows there.
21The twelve men left to explore Canaan from the Zin Desert in the south all the way to the town of Rehob near Lebo-Hamath in the north. 22As they went through the Southern Desert, they came to the town of Hebron, which was seven years older than the Egyptian town of Zoan. In Hebron, they saw the three Anakim#13.22 Anakim: Perhaps a group of very large people (see Deuteronomy 2.10,11,20,21). clans of Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai. 23-24When they got to Bunch Valley,#13.23-24 Bunch Valley: Or “Eshcol Valley”. they cut off a branch with such a huge bunch of grapes, that it took two men to carry it on a pole. That's why the place was called Bunch Valley. Along with the grapes, they also took back pomegranates#13.23-24 pomegranates: A bright red fruit that looks like an apple. and figs.
The men report back to the people
25After exploring the land of Canaan for forty days, 26the twelve men returned to Kadesh in the Paran Desert and told Moses, Aaron, and the people what they had seen. They showed them the fruit 27and said:
Look at this fruit! The land we explored is rich with milk and honey. 28But the people who live there are strong, and their cities are large and walled. We even saw the three Anakim#13.28 Anakim: See the note at verse 22. clans. 29Besides that, the Amalekites live in the Southern Desert; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites are in the hill country; and the Canaanites#13.29 Amalekites…Hittites…Jebusites…Amorites…Canaanites: These people lived in Canaan before the Israelites. live along the Mediterranean Sea and the River Jordan.
30Caleb calmed down the crowd and said, “Let's go and take the land. I know we can do it!”
31But the other men replied, “Those people are much too strong for us.” 32Then they started spreading rumours and saying, “We won't be able to grow anything in that soil. And the people are like giants. 33In fact, we saw the Nephilim who are the ancestors of the Anakim. They were so big that we felt as small as grasshoppers.”#Gn 6.4.
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