Numbers 13

¹And the people set out from Hazeroth, and they pitched their tents in the desert of Paran.

²And there, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

³“Send men, who may examine the land of Canaan, which I will give to the sons of Israel, one from the rulers of each tribe.”

⁴Moses did what the Lord had commanded, sending, from the desert of Paran, leading men, whose names are these:

⁵from the tribe of Ruben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;

⁶from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori;

⁷from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;

⁸from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph;

⁹from the tribe of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Nun;

¹⁰from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu;

¹¹from the tribe of Zebulon, Gaddiel the son of Sodi;

¹²from the tribe of Joseph, of the scepter of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi;

¹³from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli;

¹⁴from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael;

¹⁵from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi;

¹⁶from the tribe of Gad, Guel the son of Machi.

¹⁷These are the names of the men, whom Moses sent to examine the land. And he called Hosea, the son of Nun, Joshua.

¹⁸And so, Moses sent them to examine the land of Canaan, and he said to them: “Ascend by the south side. And when you arrive at the mountains,

¹⁹consider the land, as to what kind it may be, and the people, who are its inhabitants, whether they may be strong or weak, whether they may be few in number or many,

²⁰and the land itself, whether it is good or bad, what kind of cities, walled or without walls,

²¹the soil, rich or barren, forested or without trees. Be strong, and bring us some of the fruits of the land.” Now it was the time when the first ripe grapes were ready to be eaten.

²²And when they had ascended, they explored the land from the desert of Sin, all the way to Rehob, as one enters into Hamath.

²³And they ascended by the south side. And they arrived at Hebron, where there were Ahiman and Shishai and Talmai, the sons of Anak. For Hebron was founded seven years before Tanis, the city of Egypt.

²⁴And continuing on as far as the Torrent of the Cluster of Grapes, they cut off a vine with its grapes, which two men carried on a board. Likewise, they took from the pomegranates and the figs of that place,

²⁵which was called Nehel Eshcol, that is, the Torrent of the Cluster of Grapes, because the sons of Israel had carried a cluster of grapes from there.

²⁶And those exploring the land returned after forty days, having circulated through the entire region.

²⁷And they went to Moses and Aaron, and to the entire assembly of the sons of Israel in the desert of Paran, which is in Kadesh. And speaking to them, and to the entire multitude, they showed them the fruits of the land.

²⁸And they explained, saying: “We went into the land, to which you sent us, which, it is true, flows with milk and honey, as one can know by these fruits.

²⁹But it has very strong occupants, and the cities are great and also walled. We saw the race of Anak there.

³⁰Amalek lives in the south. The Hethite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite live in the mountains. And truly, the Canaanite stays near the sea and around the streams of the Jordan.”

³¹During these events, Caleb, to restrain the murmuring of the people who rose up against Moses, said, “Let us ascend and possess the land, for we will be able to obtain it.”

³²Yet truly, the others, who had been with him, were saying, “By no means are we able to ascend to this people, because they are stronger than we are.”

³³And before the sons of Israel they disparaged the land, which they had inspected, saying: “The land, which we viewed, devours its inhabitants. The people, upon whom we gazed, were of lofty stature.

³⁴There, we saw some monsters among the sons of Anak, of the race of giants; by comparison with them, we seemed like locusts.”

Numbers 13

¹And the people marched from Haseroth, and pitched their tents in the desert of Pharan.

²And there the Lord spoke to Moses, saying.

³Send men to view the land of Chanaan, which I will give to the children of Israel, one of every tribe, of the rulers.

⁴Moses did what the Lord had commanded, sending from the desert of Pharan, principal men, whose names are these:

⁵Of the tribe of Ruben, Sammua the son of Zechur.

⁶Of the tribe of Simeon, Saphat the son of Huri.

⁷Of the tribe of Juda, Caleb the son of Jephone.

⁸Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.

⁹Of the tribe of Ephraim, Osee the son of Nun.

¹⁰Of the tribe of Benjamin, Phalti the son of Raphu.

¹¹Of the tribe of Zabulon, Geddiel the son of Sodi.

¹²Of the tribe of Joseph, of the sceptre of Manasses, Gaddi the son of Susi.

¹³Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.

¹⁴Of the tribe of Aser, Sthur the son of Michael.

¹⁵Of the tribe of Nephtali, Nahabi the son of Vapsi.

¹⁶Of the tribe of Gad, Guel the son of Machi.

¹⁷These are the names of the men, whom Moses sent to view the land: and he called Osee the son of Nun, Josue.

¹⁸And Moses sent them to view the land of Chanaan, and said to them: Go you up by the south side. And when you shall come to the mountains,

¹⁹View the land, of what sort it is, and the people that are the inhabitants thereof, whether they be strong or weak: few in number or many:

²⁰The land itself, whether it be good or bad: what manner of cities, walled or without walls:

²¹The ground, fat or barren, woody or without trees. Be of good courage, and bring us of the fruits of the land. Now it was the time when the firstripe grapes are fit to be eaten.

²²And when they were gone up, they viewed the land from the desert of Sin, unto Rohob as you enter into Emath.

²³And they went up at the south side, and came to Hebron, where were Achiman and Sisai and Tholmai the sons of Enac. For Hebron was built seven years before Tanis the city of Egypt.

²⁴And forward as far as the torrent of the cluster of grapes, they cut off a branch with its cluster of grapes, which two men carried upon a lever. They took also of the pomegranates and of the figs of that place:

²⁵Which was called Nehelescol, that is to say, the torrent of the cluster of grapes, because from thence the children of Israel had carried a cluster of grapes.

²⁶And they that went to spy out the land returned after forty days, having gone round all the country,

²⁷And came to Moses and Aaron and to all the assembly of the children of Israel to the desert of Pharan, which is in Cades. And speaking to them and to all the multitude, they shewed them the fruits of the land:

²⁸And they related and said: We came into the land to which thou sentest us, which in very deed floweth with milk and honey as may be known by these fruits:

²⁹But it hath very strong inhabitants, and the cities are great and walled. We saw there the race of Enac.

³⁰Amalec dwelleth in the south, the Hethite and the Jebusite and the Amorrhite in the mountains: but the Chanaanite abideth by the sea and near the streams of the Jordan.

³¹In the mean time Caleb, to still the murmuring of the people that rose against Moses, said: Let us go up and possess the land, for we shall be able to conquer it.

³²But the others, that had been with him, said: No, we are not able to go up to this people, because they are stronger than we.

³³And they spoke ill of the land, which they had viewed, before the children of Israel, saying: The land which we have viewed, devoureth its inhabitants: the people, that we beheld are of a tall stature.

³⁴There we saw certain monsters of the sons of Enac, of the giant kind: in comparison of whom, we seemed like locusts.