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Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

"Send out men for yourself to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give the sons of Israel; you shall send a man from each of their fathers' tribes, every one a leader among them."

Send 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.

So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the command of the LORD, all of them men who were heads of the sons of Israel.

And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.

These then were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur;

And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.

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

Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.

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

Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

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

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

from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun;

Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.

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

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.

from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi;

Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.

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

Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.

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

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

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

Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.

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

Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.

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

Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land; but Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua.

These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

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.

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:

"See what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many.

And see the land, what it is, and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;

"And how is the land in which they live, is it good or bad? And how are the cities in which they live, are the people in open camps or in fortifications?

And 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;

"And how is the land, is it productive or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? And show yourselves courageous and get some of the fruit of the land." Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.

And 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.

So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at Lebo-hamath.

So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.

When they had gone up into the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak were. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

And 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.)

Then they came to the Valley of Eshcol, and from there they cut off a branch with a single cluster of grapes; and they carried it on a pole between two men, with some of the pomegranates and the figs.

And 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.

That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut off from there.

The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.

When they returned from spying out the land, at the end of forty days,

And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.