Numbers 13:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 13:17

15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to¹ spy out the land. And Moses called ^aHoshea the son of Nun, Joshua.

17 Then Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way into the South, and go up to ^athe mountains,

18 and see what the land is like: whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, few or many;

19 whether the land they dwell in is good or bad; whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or strongholds;

20 whether the land is rich or poor; and whether there are forests there or not. ^aBe of good courage. And bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.

21 So they went up and spied out the land ^afrom the Wilderness of Zin as far as ^bRehob, near the entrance of ^cHamath.

22 And they went up through the South and came to ^aHebron; Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of ^bAnak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

23 ^aThen they came to the¹ Valley of Eshcol, and there cut down a branch with one cluster of grapes; they carried it between two of them on a pole. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 13:17

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American Standard Version
And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way by the South, and go up into the hill-country:

Amplified® Bible
Moses sent them to scout out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Get up this way by the South (the Negeb) and go up into the hill country,

Contemporary English Version
Before Moses sent them into Canaan, he said: After you go through the Southern Desert of Canaan, continue north into the hill country

Darby English Version
And Moses sent them to search out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up this way by the south and go up into the hill-country,

Good News Bible
When Moses sent them out, he said to them, "Go north from here into the southern part of the land of Canaan and then on into the hill country.

King James Version
And 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:

New American Standard Bible
When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he said to them, "Go up there into the Negev; then go up into the hill country.

New International Version
When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, "Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country.

New King James Version
Then Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way into the South, and go up to the mountains,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he said to them, "Go up there into the Negev; then go up into the hill country.

Revised Standard Version
Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, "Go up into the Negeb yonder, and go up into the hill country,

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses sendeth them to spy the land of Canaan, and saith unto them, `Go ye up this `way' into the south, and ye have gone up the mountain,

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