1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,2“Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them.” (Nu 32:8; De 1:22)3So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel. (Nu 12:16; Nu 13:26; Nu 32:8; De 1:19; De 9:23)4And these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;5from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori;6from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; (Nu 13:30; Nu 14:6; Nu 14:30; Nu 26:65; Nu 32:12; Nu 34:19; De 1:36; Jos 14:6; Jos 15:13; Jud 1:12; 1Ch 4:15)7from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph;8from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun; (Ex 24:13; Nu 11:28; Nu 13:16; Nu 14:6; Nu 14:30; Nu 14:38; De 32:44; Ne 8:17)9from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu;10from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi;11from the tribe of Joseph (that is, from the tribe of Manasseh), Gaddi the son of Susi;12from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli;13from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael;14from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi;15from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.16These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua. (Nu 13:8)17Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said to them, “Go up into the Negeb and go up into the hill country, (Nu 13:22; Nu 13:29; Nu 21:1; Jos 15:19; Jud 1:9; Jud 1:15; Jud 1:19)18and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many,19and whether the land that they dwell in is good or bad, and whether the cities that they dwell in are camps or strongholds,20and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether there are trees in it or not. Be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes. (De 31:6; De 31:23; Ne 9:25; Ne 9:35; Eze 34:14)21So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath. (Nu 20:1; Nu 33:36; Nu 34:3; Nu 34:8; Jos 15:1)22They went up into the Negeb and came to Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) (Nu 13:17; Nu 13:33; De 1:28; De 2:10; De 9:2; Jos 11:21; Jos 14:15; Jos 15:14; Jud 1:10; Ps 78:12; Ps 78:43; Isa 19:11; Isa 19:13; Isa 30:4; Eze 30:14)23And they came to the Valley of Eshcol and cut down from there a branch with a single cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them; they also brought some pomegranates and figs. (Nu 32:9; De 1:24)24That place was called the Valley of Eshcol,[1] because of the cluster that the people of Israel cut down from there.
Report of the Spies
25At the end of forty days they returned from spying out the land.26And they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the people of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh. They brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. (Nu 20:1; Nu 20:16; Nu 32:8; Nu 33:36; De 1:19; Jos 14:6)27And they told him, “We came to the land to which you sent us. It flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. (Ex 3:8; De 1:25)28However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. And besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there. (De 1:28; De 9:1)29The Amalekites dwell in the land of the Negeb. The Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill country. And the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and along the Jordan.” (Ex 17:8; Nu 14:25; Nu 14:43)30But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” (Nu 14:6; Nu 14:24)31Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.” (Nu 32:9; De 1:28; Jos 14:8)32So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height. (Nu 14:36; Am 2:9)33And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.” (Ge 6:4; Isa 40:22)
1The Lord said to Moses,2‘Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.’3So at the Lord’s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.4These are their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zakkur;5from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;6from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;7from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;8from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;9from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;10from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;11from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;12from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;13from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;14from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;15from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.16These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)17When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, ‘Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country.18See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.19What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified?20How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.’ (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)21So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob, towards Lebo Hamath.22They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)23When they reached the Valley of Eshkol,[1] they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates and figs.24That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there.25At the end of forty days they returned from exploring the land.
Report on the exploration
26They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land.27They gave Moses this account: ‘We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit.28But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there.29The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan.’30Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, ‘We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.’31But the men who had gone up with him said, ‘We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.’32And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, ‘The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size.33We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.’
1The LORD said to Moses,2‘Send some men to check out the land of Canaan. I am giving it to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of Israel’s tribes.’3So Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. He sent them as the LORD had commanded. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.4Here are their names. There was Shammua from the tribe of Reuben. Shammua was the son of Zakkur.5There was Shaphat from the tribe of Simeon. Shaphat was the son of Hori.6There was Caleb from the tribe of Judah. Caleb was the son of Jephunneh.7There was Igal from the tribe of Issachar. Igal was the son of Joseph.8There was Hoshea from the tribe of Ephraim. Hoshea was the son of Nun.9There was Palti from the tribe of Benjamin. Palti was the son of Raphu.10There was Gaddiel from the tribe of Zebulun. Gaddiel was the son of Sodi.11There was Gaddi from the tribe of Manasseh. Gaddi was the son of Susi. Manasseh was a tribe of Joseph.12There was Ammiel from the tribe of Dan. Ammiel was the son of Gemalli.13There was Sethur from the tribe of Asher. Sethur was the son of Michael.14There was Nahbi from the tribe of Naphtali. Nahbi was the son of Vophsi.15There was Geuel from the tribe of Gad. Geuel was the son of Maki.16Those are the men Moses sent to check out the land. He gave the name Joshua to Hoshea, the son of Nun.17Moses sent the 12 men to check out Canaan. He said, ‘Go up through the Negev Desert. Go on into the central hill country.18See what the land is like. See whether the people who live there are strong or weak. See whether they are few or many.19What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Do the towns have high walls around them or not?20How is the soil? Is it rich land or poor land? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.’ It was the season for the first ripe grapes.21So the men went up and checked out the land. They went from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob. It was in the direction of Lebo Hamath.22They went up through the Negev Desert and came to Hebron. That’s where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai lived. They belonged to the family line of Anak. Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan. Zoan was a city in Egypt.23The men came to the Valley of Eshkol. There they cut off a branch that had a single bunch of grapes on it. Two of them carried it on a pole between them. They carried some pomegranates and figs along with it.24That place was called the Valley of Eshkol. That’s because the men of Israel cut off a bunch of grapes there.25At the end of 40 days, the men returned from checking out the land.
The men report on what they found
26The men came back to Moses, Aaron and the whole community of Israel. The people were at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There the men reported to Moses and Aaron and all the people. They showed them the fruit of the land.27They gave Moses their report. They said, ‘We went into the land you sent us to. It really does have plenty of milk and honey! Here’s some fruit from the land.28But the people who live there are powerful. Their cities have high walls around them and are very large. We even saw members of the family line of Anak there.29The Amalekites live in the Negev Desert. The Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the central hill country. The Canaanites live near the Mediterranean Sea. They also live along the River Jordan.’30Then Caleb interrupted the men speaking to Moses. He said, ‘We should go up and take the land. We can certainly do it.’31But the men who had gone up with him spoke. They said, ‘We can’t attack those people. They are stronger than we are.’32The men spread a bad report about the land among the Israelites. They said, ‘The land we checked out destroys those who live in it. All the people we saw there are very big and tall.33We saw the Nephilim there. We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes. And that’s also how we seemed to them.’ The family line of Anak came from the Nephilim.
Numbers 13
King James Version
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,2Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.3And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.4And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.5Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.6Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.7Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.8Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.9Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.10Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.11Of the tribe of Joseph, namely , of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.12Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.13Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.14Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.15Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.16These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.17And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:18And see the land, what it is ; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;19And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;20And what the land is , whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.21So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.22And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were . (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)23And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.24The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.25And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.26And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.27And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.28Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.29The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.30And 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.31But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.32And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.33And there we saw 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.
1Der HERR sprach zu Mose:2Schick Männer aus, die das Land Kanaan erkunden, das ich den Israeliten geben will! Aus jedem Väterstamm sollt ihr einen Mann aussenden, und zwar jeweils einen der führenden Männer. (Nu 21:32; Nu 34:18; Jos 2:1)3Da schickte Mose von der Wüste Paran auf Befehl des HERRN die Männer aus. Sie alle waren Anführer der Israeliten4und das waren ihre Namen: für den Stamm Ruben Schammua, der Sohn Sakkurs;5für den Stamm Simeon Schafat, der Sohn Horis;6für den Stamm Juda Kaleb, der Sohn Jefunnes;7für den Stamm Issachar Jigal, der Sohn Josefs;8für den Stamm Efraim Hoschea, der Sohn Nuns;9für den Stamm Benjamin Palti, der Sohn Rafus;10für den Stamm Sebulon Gadiël, der Sohn Sodis;11für den Stamm Josef, den Stamm Manasse, Gadi, der Sohn Susis;12für den Stamm Dan Ammiël, der Sohn Gemallis;13für den Stamm Ascher Setur, der Sohn Michaels;14für den Stamm Naftali Nachbi, der Sohn Wofsis;15für den Stamm Gad Gëuël, der Sohn Machis.16Das waren die Namen der Männer, die Mose zur Erkundigung des Landes aussandte. Hoschea aber, den Sohn Nuns, nannte Mose Josua.17Mose schickte sie aus, das Land Kanaan zu erkunden, und sagte zu ihnen: Zieht von hier durch den Negeb hinauf und zieht hinauf ins Gebirge!18Seht, wie das Land beschaffen ist und ob das Volk, das darin wohnt, stark oder schwach ist, ob es klein oder groß ist;19seht, wie das Land beschaffen ist, in dem das Volk wohnt, ob es gut ist oder schlecht, und wie die Städte angelegt sind, in denen es wohnt, ob sie offen oder befestigt sind20und ob das Land fett oder mager ist, ob es dort Bäume gibt oder nicht. Habt Mut und bringt Früchte des Landes mit! Es war gerade die Zeit der ersten Trauben.21Da zogen sie hinauf und erkundeten das Land von der Wüste Zin bis Rehob bei Lebo-Hamat.22Sie zogen hinauf durch den Negeb und kamen bis Hebron. Dort lebten Ahiman, Scheschai und Talmai, Söhne des Anak. Hebron war sieben Jahre vor der Stadt Zoan, die in Ägypten liegt, erbaut worden.23Von dort kamen sie in das Traubental. Dort schnitten sie eine Weinranke mit einer Traube ab und trugen sie zu zweit auf einer Stange, dazu auch einige Granatäpfel und Feigen.24Den Ort nannte man später Traubental wegen der Traube, die die Israeliten dort abgeschnitten hatten.25Nach vierzig Tagen kehrten sie von der Erkundung des Landes zurück.26Sie gingen und kamen zu Mose und Aaron und zu der ganzen Gemeinde der Israeliten in die Wüste Paran nach Kadesch. Sie berichteten ihnen und der ganzen Gemeinde und zeigten ihnen die Früchte des Landes.27Sie erzählten Mose: Wir kamen in das Land, in das du uns geschickt hast: Es ist wirklich ein Land, in dem Milch und Honig fließen. Das hier sind seine Früchte. (Ex 3:8)28Doch das Volk, das im Land wohnt, ist stark und die Städte sind befestigt und sehr groß. Auch haben wir die Söhne des Anak dort gesehen.29Amalek wohnt im Gebiet des Negeb, die Hetiter, die Jebusiter und Amoriter wohnen im Gebirge und die Kanaaniter wohnen am Meer und am Ufer des Jordan.30Kaleb besänftigte das Volk, das über Mose aufgebracht war, und sagte: Wir werden hinaufziehen und das Land in Besitz nehmen. Wir können es bezwingen.31Die Männer aber, die mit ihm hinaufgezogen waren, sagten: Nein, wir können nicht zu dem Volk hinaufziehen; es ist stärker als wir.32Und sie verbreiteten bei den Israeliten ein Gerücht über das Land, das sie erkundet hatten, und sagten: Das Land, das wir durchwandert und erkundet haben, ist ein Land, das seine Bewohner auffrisst; das ganze Volk, das wir in seiner Mitte gesehen haben, ist von riesigem Wuchs.33Sogar die Riesen haben wir dort gesehen - die Anakiter gehören nämlich zu den Riesen. Wir kamen uns selbst klein wie Heuschrecken vor und auch ihnen erschienen wir so. (De 2:10)