Numbers 13
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
13 And the Lord said to Moses,
2 Send men to explore and scout out [for yourselves] the land of Canaan, which I give to the Israelites. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a leader or head among them.
3 So Moses by the command of the Lord sent scouts from the Wilderness of Paran, all of them men who were heads of the Israelites.
4 These were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea [that is, Joshua] son of Nun;
9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;
11 Of the tribe of Joseph, that is, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi son of Susi;
12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;
14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.
16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore and scout out the land. And Moses called Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.
17 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,
18 And see what the land is and whether the people who dwell there are strong or weak, few or many,
19 And whether the land they live in is good or bad, and whether the cities they dwell in are camps or strongholds,
20 And what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is timber on it or not. And be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes.
21 So they went up and scouted through the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
22 And then went up into the South (the Negeb) and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai [probably three tribes of] the sons of Anak were there. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
23 And they came to the Valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two [of them]; they brought also some pomegranates and figs.
24 That place was called the Valley of Eshcol [cluster] because of the cluster which the Israelites cut down there.
25 And they returned from scouting out the land after forty days.
26 They came to Moses and Aaron and to all the Israelite congregation in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh, and brought them word, and showed them the land’s fruit.
27 They told Moses, We came to the land to which you sent us; surely it flows with milk and honey. This is its fruit.
28 But the people who dwell there are strong, and the cities are [a]fortified and very large; moreover, there we saw the sons of Anak [of great stature and courage].
29 Amalek dwells in the land of the South (the Negeb); the Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwell in the hill country; and the Canaanite dwells by the sea and along by the side of the Jordan [River].
30 Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once and possess it; we are well able to conquer it.
31 But his fellow scouts said, We are not able to go up against the people [of Canaan], for they are stronger than we are.
32 So they brought the Israelites an evil report of the land which they had scouted out, saying, The land through which we went to spy it out is a land that devours its inhabitants. And all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature.
33 There we saw the Nephilim [or giants], the sons of Anak, who come from the giants; and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Footnotes
- Numbers 13:28 The scouts probably had not seen walled cities before, having lived their childhood in Goshen in Egypt. Those who forgot God’s power to help them naturally found the situation formidable, as happens in the lives of most people. “ ‘But God’ makes all the difference between cowards and Calebs.”
Numeri 13
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Ricognizione in Canaan
13 Il Signore disse a Mosè: 2 «Manda uomini a esplorare il paese di Canaan che sto per dare agli Israeliti. Mandate un uomo per ogni tribù dei loro padri; siano tutti dei loro capi». 3 Mosè li mandò dal deserto di Paran, secondo il comando del Signore; quegli uomini erano tutti capi degli Israeliti.
4 Questi erano i loro nomi: per la tribù di Ruben, Sammua figlio di Zaccur; 5 per la tribù di Simeone, Safat figlio di Cori; 6 per la tribù di Giuda, Caleb figlio di Iefunne; 7 per la tribù di Issacar, Igheal figlio di Giuseppe; per la tribù di Efraim, 8 Osea figlio di Nun; 9 per la tribù di Beniamino, Palti figlio di Rafu; 10 per la tribù di Zàbulon, Gaddiel figlio di Sodi; 11 per la tribù di Giuseppe, cioè per la tribù di Manàsse, Gaddi figlio di Susi; 12 per la tribù di Dan, Ammiel figlio di Ghemalli; 13 per la tribù di Aser, Setur figlio di Michele; 14 per la tribù di Nèftali, Nacbi figlio di Vofsi; 15 per la tribù di Gad, Gheuel figlio di Machi. 16 Questi sono i nomi degli uomini che Mosè mandò a esplorare il paese. Mosè diede ad Osea, figlio di Nun, il nome di Giosuè.
17 Mosè dunque li mandò a esplorare il paese di Canaan e disse loro: «Salite attraverso il Negheb; poi salirete alla regione montana 18 e osserverete che paese sia, che popolo l'abiti, se forte o debole, se poco o molto numeroso; 19 come sia la regione che esso abita, se buona o cattiva, e come siano le città dove abita, se siano accampamenti o luoghi fortificati; 20 come sia il terreno, se fertile o sterile, se vi siano alberi o no. Siate coraggiosi e portate frutti del paese». Era il tempo in cui cominciava a maturare l'uva.
21 Quelli dunque salirono ed esplorarono il paese dal deserto di Sin, fino a Recob, in direzione di Amat. 22 Salirono attraverso il Negheb e andarono fino a Ebron, dove erano Achiman, Sesai e Talmai, figli di Anak. Ora Ebron era stata edificata sette anni prima di Tanis in Egitto. 23 Giunsero fino alla valle di Escol, dove tagliarono un tralcio con un grappolo d'uva, che portarono in due con una stanga, e presero anche melagrane e fichi.
24 Quel luogo fu chiamato valle di Escol a causa del grappolo d'uva che gli Israeliti vi tagliarono.
Il rapporto degli esploratori
25 Alla fine di quaranta giorni tornarono dall'esplorazione del paese 26 e andarono a trovare Mosè e Aronne e tutta la comunità degli Israeliti nel deserto di Paran, a Kades; riferirono ogni cosa a loro e a tutta la comunità e mostrarono loro i frutti del paese. 27 Raccontarono: «Noi siamo arrivati nel paese dove tu ci avevi mandato ed è davvero un paese dove scorre latte e miele; ecco i suoi frutti. 28 Ma il popolo che abita il paese è potente, le città sono fortificate e immense e vi abbiamo anche visto i figli di Anak. 29 Gli Amaleciti abitano la regione del Negheb; gli Hittiti, i Gebusei e gli Amorrei le montagne; i Cananei abitano presso il mare e lungo la riva del Giordano». 30 Caleb calmò il popolo che mormorava contro Mosè e disse: «Andiamo presto e conquistiamo il paese, perché certo possiamo riuscirvi». 31 Ma gli uomini che vi erano andati con lui dissero: «Noi non saremo capaci di andare contro questo popolo, perché è più forte di noi». 32 Screditarono presso gli Israeliti il paese che avevano esplorato, dicendo: «Il paese che abbiamo attraversato per esplorarlo è un paese che divora i suoi abitanti; tutta la gente che vi abbiamo notata è gente di alta statura; 33 vi abbiamo visto i giganti, figli di Anak, della razza dei giganti, di fronte ai quali ci sembrava di essere come locuste e così dovevamo sembrare a loro».
Numbers 13
King James Version
13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 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.
3 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.
4 And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.
9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
11 Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
16 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.
17 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:
18 And see the land, what it is, and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
19 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;
20 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.
21 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
22 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.)
23 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.
24 The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
25 And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
26 And 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.
27 And 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.
28 Nevertheless 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.
29 The 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.
30 And 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.
31 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.
32 And 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.
33 And 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.
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