Numbers 13:31

THE MESSAGE

But the others said, "We can't attack those people; they're way stronger than we are." They spread scary rumors among the People of Israel. They said, "We scouted out the land from one end to the other—it's a land that swallows people whole. Everybody we saw was huge. Why, we even saw the Nephilim giants (the Anak giants come from the Nephilim). Alongside them we felt like grasshoppers. And they looked down on us as if we were grasshoppers."

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
But the men who went up with him said, We aren't able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

King James Version
But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

Lexham English Bible
And the men who went up with him said, "We are not able to go up to the people because they are stronger than us."

New Century Version
But the men who had gone with him said, "We can't attack those people; they are stronger than we are."

New English Translation
But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against these people, because they are stronger than we are!"

Amplified Bible
But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people [of Canaan], for they are too strong for us."

New American Standard Bible
But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people, because they are too strong for us."

Geneva Bible (1587)
But the men, that went vp with him, saide, we be not able to goe vp against the people: for they are stronger then we.

Legacy Standard Bible
But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us."

Contemporary English Version
But the other men replied, "Those people are much too strong for us."

Complete Jewish Bible
But the men who had gone with him said, "We can't attack those people, because they are stronger than we are";

Darby Translation
But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.

Easy-to-Read Version
But the men who had gone with him said, "We cannot fight those people! They are much stronger than we are."

English Standard Version
Then 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."

George Lamsa Translation
But the men who went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
But the men who had gone up with him responded, “We can’t attack the people because they are stronger than we are!”

Literal Translation
And the men who had gone up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people, for it is stronger than we.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the men that wente vp with him, sayde: We are not able to go vp agaynst that people, for they are to stronge for vs.

American Standard Version
But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

Bible in Basic English
But 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.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the men that went vp with him, sayde: We be not able to go vp agaynst the people, for they are stronger then we.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But the men that went up with him said: 'We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.'

King James Version (1611)
But the men that went vp with him, said, Wee be not able to goe vp against the people, for they are stronger then we.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Chaleb stayed the people from speaking before Moses, and said to him, Nay, but we will go up by all means, and will inherit it, for we shall surely prevail against them.

English Revised Version
But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

Berean Standard Bible
But the men who had gone up with him replied, "We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe other aspieris, that weren with hym, seiden, We moun not stie to this puple, for it is strongere than we.

Young's Literal Translation
And the men who have gone up with him said, `We are not able to go up against the people, for it [is] stronger than we;'

Update Bible Version
But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

Webster's Bible Translation
But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people; for they [are] stronger than we.

World English Bible
But the men who went up with him said, We aren't able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

New King James Version
But 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."

New Living Translation
But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed. "We can't go up against them! They are stronger than we are!"

New Life Bible
But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go against the people. They are too strong for us."

New Revised Standard
Then the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against this people, for they are stronger than we."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But the men who went up with him said, We cannot go up against the people, - for stronger, are they than we.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(13-32) But 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.

Revised Standard Version
Then 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."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us."

Contextual Overview

²⁶They presented themselves before Moses and Aaron and the whole congregation of the People of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They reported to the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land. Then they told the story of their trip: "We went to the land to which you sent us and, oh! It does flow with milk and honey! Just look at this fruit! The only thing is that the people who live there are fierce, their cities are huge and well fortified. Worse yet, we saw descendants of the giant Anak. Amalekites are spread out in the Negev; Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites hold the hill country; and the Canaanites are established on the Mediterranean Sea and along the Jordan." Caleb interrupted, called for silence before Moses and said, "Let's go up and take the land—now. We can do it." But the others said, "We can't attack those people; they're way stronger than we are." They spread scary rumors among the People of Israel. They said, "We scouted out the land from one end to the other—it's a land that swallows people whole. Everybody we saw was huge. Why, we even saw the Nephilim giants (the Anak giants come from the Nephilim). Alongside them we felt like grasshoppers. And they looked down on us as if we were grasshoppers." ²⁸Scouting Out Canaan God spoke to Moses: "Send men to scout out the country of Canaan that I am giving to the People of Israel. Send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a tried-and-true leader in the tribe." So Moses sent them off from the Wilderness of Paran at the command of God . All of them were leaders in Israel, one from each tribe. These were their names: from Reuben: Shammua son of Zaccur from Simeon: Shaphat son of Hori from Judah: Caleb son of Jephunneh from Issachar: Igal son of Joseph from Ephraim: Hoshea son of Nun from Benjamin: Palti son of Raphu from Zebulun: Gaddiel son of Sodi from Manasseh (a Joseph tribe): Gaddi son of Susi from Dan: Ammiel son of Gemalli from Asher: Sethur son of Michael from Naphtali: Nahbi son of Vophsi from Gad: Geuel son of Maki. These are the names of the men Moses sent to scout out the land. Moses gave Hoshea (Salvation) son of Nun a new name—Joshua ( God -Saves). When Moses sent them off to scout out Canaan, he said, "Go up through the Negev and then into the hill country. Look the land over, see what it is like. Assess the people: Are they strong or weak? Are there few or many? Observe the land: Is it pleasant or harsh? Describe the towns where they live: Are they open camps or fortified with walls? And the soil: Is it fertile or barren? Are there forests? And try to bring back a sample of the produce that grows there—this is the season for the first ripe grapes." With that they were on their way. They scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob toward Lebo Hamath. Their route went through the Negev Desert to the town of Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of the giant Anak, lived there. Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. When they arrived at the Eshcol Valley they cut off a branch with a single cluster of grapes—it took two men to carry it—slung on a pole. They also picked some pomegranates and figs. They named the place Eshcol Valley (Grape-Cluster-Valley) because of the huge cluster of grapes they had cut down there. After forty days of scouting out the land, they returned home. They presented themselves before Moses and Aaron and the whole congregation of the People of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They reported to the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land. Then they told the story of their trip: "We went to the land to which you sent us and, oh! It does flow with milk and honey! Just look at this fruit! The only thing is that the people who live there are fierce, their cities are huge and well fortified. Worse yet, we saw descendants of the giant Anak. Amalekites are spread out in the Negev; Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites hold the hill country; and the Canaanites are established on the Mediterranean Sea and along the Jordan." Caleb interrupted, called for silence before Moses and said, "Let's go up and take the land—now. We can do it." But the others said, "We can't attack those people; they're way stronger than we are." They spread scary rumors among the People of Israel. They said, "We scouted out the land from one end to the other—it's a land that swallows people whole. Everybody we saw was huge. Why, we even saw the Nephilim giants (the Anak giants come from the Nephilim). Alongside them we felt like grasshoppers. And they looked down on us as if we were grasshoppers." ²⁹Scouting Out Canaan God spoke to Moses: "Send men to scout out the country of Canaan that I am giving to the People of Israel. Send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a tried-and-true leader in the tribe." So Moses sent them off from the Wilderness of Paran at the command of God . All of them were leaders in Israel, one from each tribe. These were their names: from Reuben: Shammua son of Zaccur from Simeon: Shaphat son of Hori from Judah: Caleb son of Jephunneh from Issachar: Igal son of Joseph from Ephraim: Hoshea son of Nun from Benjamin: Palti son of Raphu from Zebulun: Gaddiel son of Sodi from Manasseh (a Joseph tribe): Gaddi son of Susi from Dan: Ammiel son of Gemalli from Asher: Sethur son of Michael from Naphtali: Nahbi son of Vophsi from Gad: Geuel son of Maki. These are the names of the men Moses sent to scout out the land. Moses gave Hoshea (Salvation) son of Nun a new name—Joshua ( God -Saves). When Moses sent them off to scout out Canaan, he said, "Go up through the Negev and then into the hill country. Look the land over, see what it is like. Assess the people: Are they strong or weak? Are there few or many? Observe the land: Is it pleasant or harsh? Describe the towns where they live: Are they open camps or fortified with walls? And the soil: Is it fertile or barren? Are there forests? And try to bring back a sample of the produce that grows there—this is the season for the first ripe grapes." With that they were on their way. They scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob toward Lebo Hamath. Their route went through the Negev Desert to the town of Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of the giant Anak, lived there. Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. When they arrived at the Eshcol Valley they cut off a branch with a single cluster of grapes—it took two men to carry it—slung on a pole. They also picked some pomegranates and figs. They named the place Eshcol Valley (Grape-Cluster-Valley) because of the huge cluster of grapes they had cut down there. After forty days of scouting out the land, they returned home. They presented themselves before Moses and Aaron and the whole congregation of the People of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They reported to the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land. Then they told the story of their trip: "We went to the land to which you sent us and, oh! It does flow with milk and honey! Just look at this fruit! The only thing is that the people who live there are fierce, their cities are huge and well fortified. Worse yet, we saw descendants of the giant Anak. Amalekites are spread out in the Negev; Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites hold the hill country; and the Canaanites are established on the Mediterranean Sea and along the Jordan." ³⁰ Caleb interrupted, called for silence before Moses and said, "Let's go up and take the land—now. We can do it." ³¹But the others said, "We can't attack those people; they're way stronger than we are." They spread scary rumors among the People of Israel. They said, "We scouted out the land from one end to the other—it's a land that swallows people whole. Everybody we saw was huge. Why, we even saw the Nephilim giants (the Anak giants come from the Nephilim). Alongside them we felt like grasshoppers. And they looked down on us as if we were grasshoppers."

Bible Verse Review
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Numbers 32:9, Deuteronomy 1:28, Joshua 14:8, Hebrews 3:19

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Gill's Notes on the Bible

But the men that went up with him,.... With Caleb, all but Joshua: the other ten

said, we be not able to go up against the people; this they had not said before, though they plainly suggested it, and, to make the people believe this, had represented the inhabitants of the land of Canaan in the light they did; but now, in direct opposition to Caleb, fully expressed it, giving this reason for it:

for they [are] stronger than we; being both of a larger size and more numerous.