Numbers 13
Common English Bible
Leaders explore the land of Canaan
13 The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 Send out men to explore the land of Canaan, which I’m giving to the Israelites. Send one man from each ancestral tribe, each a chief among them. 3 So Moses sent them out from the Paran desert according to the Lord’s command. All the men were leaders among the Israelites. 4 These are their names:
from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, Zaccur’s son;
5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat, Hori’s son;
6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb, Jephunneh’s son;
7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal, Joseph’s son;
8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea, Nun’s son;
9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti, Raphu’s son;
10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel, Sodi’s son;
11 from the tribe of Joseph:
from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi, Susi’s son;
12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel, Gemalli’s son;
13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur, Michael’s son;
14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi, Vophsi’s son;
15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel, Machi’s son.
16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent out to explore the land. Moses changed the name of Hoshea, Nun’s son, to Joshua.
17 When Moses sent them out to explore the land of Canaan, he said to them, “Go up there into the arid southern plain and into the mountains. 18 You must inspect the land. What is it like? Are the people who live in it strong or weak, few or many? 19 Is the land in which they live good or bad? Are the towns in which they live camps or fortresses? 20 Is the land rich or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous and bring back the land’s fruit.” It was the season of the first ripe grapes.
21 They went up and explored the land from the Zin desert to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath. 22 They went up into the arid southern plain and entered Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of the Anakites, lived. (Hebron was built seven years before Tanis[a] in Egypt.) 23 Then they entered the Cluster[b] ravine, cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and carried it on a pole between them. They also took pomegranates and figs. 24 That place was called the Cluster ravine because of the cluster of grapes that the Israelites cut down from there.
Report about the land of Canaan
25 They returned from exploring the land after forty days. 26 They went directly to Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community in the Paran desert at Kadesh. They brought back a report to them and to the entire community and showed them the land’s fruit. 27 Then they gave their report: “We entered the land to which you sent us. It’s actually full of milk and honey, and this is its fruit. 28 There are, however, powerful people who live in the land. The cities have huge fortifications. And we even saw the descendants of the Anakites there. 29 The Amalekites live in the land of the arid southern plain; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the mountains; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”
30 Now Caleb calmed the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of it, because we are more than able to do it.”
31 But the men who went up with him said, “We can’t go up against the people because they are stronger than we.” 32 They started a rumor about the land that they had explored, telling the Israelites, “The land that we crossed over to explore is a land that devours its residents. All the people we saw in it are huge men. 33 We saw there the Nephilim (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We saw ourselves as grasshoppers, and that’s how we appeared to them.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 13:22 Heb Zoan
- Numbers 13:23 Or cluster of grapes
Números 13
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Los doce espías
13 (A)Entonces el Señor habló a Moisés: 2 «Tú mismo envía hombres a fin de que reconozcan la tierra de Canaán, que voy a dar a los israelitas. Enviarás un hombre de cada una de las tribus(B) de sus padres, cada uno de ellos jefe entre ellos». 3 Y Moisés los envió desde el desierto de Parán, al mandato del Señor; todos aquellos hombres eran jefes de los israelitas. 4 Y estos eran sus nombres: de la tribu de Rubén, Samúa, hijo de Zacur; 5 de la tribu de Simeón, Safat, hijo de Hori; 6 de la tribu de Judá, Caleb(C), hijo de Jefone; 7 de la tribu de Isacar, Igal, hijo de José; 8 de la tribu de Efraín, Oseas, hijo de Nun(D); 9 de la tribu de Benjamín, Palti, hijo de Rafú; 10 de la tribu de Zabulón, Gadiel, hijo de Sodi; 11 de la tribu de los hijos de José y de la tribu de Manasés, Gadi, hijo de Susi; 12 de la tribu de Dan, Amiel, hijo de Gemali; 13 de la tribu de Aser, Setur, hijo de Micael; 14 de la tribu de Neftalí, Nahbi, hijo de Vapsi; 15 de la tribu de Gad, Geuel, hijo de Maqui. 16 Así se llamaban los hombres a quienes Moisés envió a reconocer la tierra; pero a Oseas, hijo de Nun(E), Moisés lo llamó Josué.
17 Cuando Moisés los envió a reconocer la tierra de Canaán, les dijo: «Suban allá, al Neguev[a](F); después suban a la región montañosa. 18 Vean cómo es la tierra, y si la gente que habita en ella es fuerte o débil, si son pocos o muchos; 19 y cómo es la tierra en que viven, si es buena o mala; y cómo son las ciudades en que habitan, si son como campamentos abiertos o con fortificaciones; 20 y cómo es el terreno, si fértil o estéril. ¿Hay allí árboles o no? Procuren(G) obtener algo del fruto de la tierra(H)». Aquel tiempo era el tiempo de las primeras uvas maduras.
21 Entonces ellos subieron y reconocieron la tierra desde el desierto de Zin(I) hasta Rehob, en Lebo Hamat(J). 22 Y subieron por el Neguev(K), y llegaron hasta Hebrón, donde estaban Ahimán, Sesai y Talmai(L), los descendientes de Anac(M). Hebrón fue edificada siete años antes que Zoán en Egipto(N).
23 Y llegaron hasta el valle de Escol[b](O) y de allí cortaron un sarmiento con un solo racimo de uvas; y lo llevaban en un palo entre dos hombres, con algunas de las granadas y de los higos. 24 A aquel lugar se le llamó valle de Escol por razón del racimo que los israelitas cortaron allí.
25 Y volvieron de reconocer la tierra después de cuarenta días, 26 y fueron y se presentaron a Moisés, a Aarón, y a toda la congregación de los israelitas en el desierto de Parán, en Cades(P); y les dieron un informe a ellos y a toda la congregación, y les enseñaron el fruto de la tierra. 27 Y le contaron a Moisés, y le dijeron: «Fuimos a la tierra adonde nos enviaste; ciertamente mana leche y miel(Q), y este es el fruto de ella(R). 28 Solo que es fuerte el pueblo que habita en la tierra(S), y las ciudades, fortificadas y muy grandes; y además vimos allí a los descendientes de Anac(T). 29 Amalec habita en la tierra del Neguev(U), y los hititas, los jebuseos y los amorreos habitan en la región montañosa(V), y los cananeos(W) habitan junto al mar y a la ribera del Jordán».
30 Entonces Caleb calmó al pueblo delante de Moisés, y dijo: «Debemos ciertamente subir y tomar posesión de ella, porque sin duda la conquistaremos». 31 Pero los hombres que habían subido con él dijeron: «No podemos subir contra ese pueblo, porque es más fuerte que nosotros(X)». 32 Y dieron un mal informe a los israelitas de la tierra que habían reconocido(Y), diciendo: «La tierra por la que hemos ido para reconocerla es una tierra que devora a sus habitantes(Z), y toda la gente que vimos en ella son hombres de gran estatura(AA). 33 Vimos allí también a los gigantes(AB) (los hijos de Anac(AC) son parte de la raza de los gigantes); y a nosotros nos pareció que éramos como langostas; y así parecíamos ante sus ojos».
Numbers 13
Modern English Version
Spying in Canaan
13 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Send men that they may explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel. Of every tribe of their fathers you will send a man, each one a chief among them.”
3 And Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran according to the Lord. All those men were heads of the children of Israel. 4 These were their names:
of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zakkur;
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, Hoshea 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 Maki.
16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
17 Moses sent them to explore the land of Canaan and said to them, “Go up to this southland, and go up into the mountain. 18 And see what the land is, and the people that dwell in it, whether they are strong or weak, few or many; 19 and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad, and what cities are that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in fortifications; 20 and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood in it or not. And you be courageous 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 explored the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo Hamath. 22 They went up by the Negev and came to 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 to the Valley of Eshkol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them, and they brought some of the pomegranates and of the figs. 24 The place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from there. 25 They returned from exploring the land after forty days.
The Spies’ Report
26 And they returned and came to Moses and to Aaron and to all the assembly of the children of Israel, to the Wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh, and brought back word to them and to the entire assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 They reported to him and said, “We came to the land where you sent us, and surely it flows with milk and honey, and this is the fruit of it. 28 However, the people are strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are fortified and very great, and also we saw the children of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the Negev, and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains, and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and by the edge of the Jordan.”
30 Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and possess it, for we are able to overcome it.”
31 But the men that went up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people because they are stronger than we.” 32 They gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. 33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come from the giants, and in our eyes we were like grasshoppers, and so we were in their eyes.”
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