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Numbers 13
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13 The Eternal One spoke to Moses.

There is dissension in the camp. Some of the leaders have been sharing their doubts with the people, and folks are nervous. The thrill of this wilderness camping experience has worn off, and some are thinking that working for the Egyptians wasn’t so bad. So barely two years out of Egypt, the Israelites are standing at the door of their promised land. Moses needs to motivate the people, and he selects 12 key men from each of the tribes to explore the land of abundance God has provided. The nation stands to enter into a time of great reward, but first their leaders must bring back a report that will inspire their confidence.

Eternal One: 2 Send men who can spy out the Canaanite land that I’m giving to the Israelites. Pick one man, with demonstrated leadership, from each of the tribal families.

3 Moses did so. He sent the twelve heads of Israel out from Paran Wilderness camp just as the Eternal told him. 4 These are the men who went and the tribes they represented: Shammua (Zaccur’s son) for Reuben; 5 Shaphat (Hori’s son) for Simeon; 6 Caleb (Jephunneh’s son) for Judah; 7 Igal (Joseph’s son) for Issachar; 8 Hoshea (Nun’s son) for Joseph’s tribe, specifically Ephraim; 9 Palti (Raphu’s son) for Benjamin; 10 Gaddiel (Sodi’s son) for Zebulun; 11 Gaddi (Susi’s son) for Joseph’s tribe, Manasseh; 12 Ammiel (Gemalli’s son) for Dan; 13 Sethur (Michael’s son) for Asher; 14 Nahbi (Vophsi’s son) for Naphtali; 15 and Geuel (Machi’s son) for Gad. 16 These are the names of the men selected to spy out Canaan. And Moses changed the name of Hoshea (son of Nun) to Joshua, who would succeed Moses.

17 Moses sent this group to spy out the land of Canaan.

Moses: Trek through the southland desert of Negev and up into the high country. 18 I want you to tell us about the land and especially about its people—are they strong or weak? Are there a lot of them or only a few? 19-20 Do their cities have fortifications, or are their camps open all around? Also, is the land itself good or bad, its soil rich or poor? Are there any trees? Be bold, and bring back samples of what grows there like their grapes.

It was in midsummer when you’d expect them to find grapes just beginning to ripen.

21 They set out, these men, and explored the land from the flat Zin wilderness, north of Paran where the rest were camped, all the way to Rehob on the coast and Lebo-hamath much farther north. 22 They trekked first into the Negev and up to Hebron, a city built seven years before the Egyptian town of Zoan in the Nile Delta. There, they saw the giant Anakite people, including the clans of Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai; 23-24 and they checked out the lush Eshcol riverbed that, as its name suggests, grew bunches of grapes. So thick and heavy were the clusters that when two of the men cut down one branch holding one cluster, they had to carry it on a pole between them. They also picked up some pomegranates and figs from that place.

25 After 40 days, they returned from exploring 26 to the camp at Kadesh, in the Paran Wilderness, and went directly to Moses and Aaron and all the Israelite congregation, which had gathered to hear what the scouts had learned and to see what fruits they had brought back with them.

Twelve Scouts (to Moses): 27 We checked out the land, just as you’d instructed us to do, and here’s what we discovered: It is rich, very rich. One could say that it flows with milk and honey; and look, here is some of its fruit. The land is highly desirable, 28 but the people who already live there are really strong. Their cities are enormous and fortified. What’s more, we saw the Anakites there. 29 In the Negev, there are Amalekites; and in the high hill country are Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites. As for the seacoast, Canaanites live there and along the Jordan River too.

It is certain the Israelites are deeply discouraged by this report, for what was said about the native inhabitants is most alarming.

30 But Caleb calmed the congregation, and he spoke to Moses.

Caleb: We should go straight in, right away, and take it over. We are surely able!

Other Scouts: 31 No way. We can’t do it. The people who are already there are too strong for us.

32 So the report of these other scouts was quite disheartening; it made the people question God’s promise.

Other Scouts: The land that we surveyed virtually eats its own, and the people themselves are gigantic. 33 We saw the massive Anakites who descended from the ancient Nephilim![a] We look like grasshoppers compared to them, and they know it.

Footnotes

  1. 13:33 Genesis 6:1–4
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Poporul trimite iscoade în Canaan

13 Domnul i-a zis lui Moise: 2 „Trimite oameni să iscodească ţara Canaanului pe care o dau israeliţilor. Din fiecare seminţie a părinţilor lor să trimiţi câte un om; toţi să fie dintre conducătorii lor.“ 3 Moise i-a trimis din pustia Paran, după porunca Domnului; toţi aceştia erau conducători ai israeliţilor. 4 Acestea sunt numele lor:

din seminţia lui Ruben: Şamua, fiul lui Zachur;

5 din seminţia lui Simeon: Şafat, fiul lui Hori;

6 din seminţia lui Iuda: Caleb, fiul lui Iefune;

7 din seminţia lui Isahar: Igal, fiul lui Iosif;

8 din seminţia lui Efraim: Osea, fiul lui Nun;

9 din seminţia lui Beniamin: Palti, fiul lui Rafu;

10 din seminţia lui Zabulon: Gadiel, fiul lui Sodi;

11 din seminţia lui Iosif (mai exact din seminţia lui Manase): Gadi, fiul lui Susi;

12 din seminţia lui Dan: Amiel, fiul lui Ghemali;

13 din seminţia lui Aşer: Setur, fiul lui Mihael;

14 din seminţia lui Neftali: Nahbi, fiul lui Vofsi;

15 din seminţia lui Gad: Gheuel, fiul lui Machi.

16 Acestea sunt numele oamenilor pe care i-a trimis Moise să iscodească ţara. Moise a schimbat numele lui Osea, fiul lui Nun, în Iosua[a].

17 Moise i-a trimis să iscodescă ţara Canaan, zicându-le: „Mergeţi de aici spre Neghev[b], urcaţi muntele 18 şi vedeţi cum este ţara: dacă poporul care locuieşte acolo este puternic sau slab, dacă sunt mulţi sau puţini, 19 dacă ţara în care locuiesc este bună sau rea, dacă oraşele în care locuiesc sunt ca nişte tabere sau sunt fortificate, 20 dacă ţara este bogată sau săracă şi dacă sunt copaci în ea sau nu. Fiţi curajoşi şi aduceţi câteva din roadele ţării.“ Era pe vremea când începeau să se coacă strugurii.

21 Şi astfel ei s-au dus şi au iscodit ţara, începând de la pustia Ţin până la Rehob, lângă Lebo-Hamat[c]. 22 Au urcat spre Neghev şi au ajuns la Hebron; acolo erau anachiţii Ahiman, Şeşai şi Talmai. (Hebronul a fost zidit cu şapte ani înaintea cetăţii Ţoan din Egipt). 23 Apoi au ajuns în valea Eşcol[d]; acolo au tăiat o ramură de viţă cu un singur ciorchine de struguri, după care doi dintre ei l-au dus pe un drug. De asemenea, au luat şi nişte rodii şi smochine. 24 Locul acela a fost numit valea Eşcol, din cauza ciorchinelui pe care israeliţii l-au tăiat de acolo.

Raportul iscoadelor

25 S-au întors de la iscodirea ţării după patruzeci de zile. 26 Au venit înaintea lui Moise, a lui Aaron şi a întregii adunări a israeliţilor în pustia Paran, la Kadeş; le-au adus veşti, lor şi întregii adunări, şi le-au arătat roadele ţării. 27 Ei i-au zis lui Moise: „Am ajuns în ţara în care ne-ai trimis şi, într-adevăr, acolo curge lapte şi miere; acesta este rodul ei. 28 Însă locuitorii ţării sunt puternici, iar cetăţile lor sunt fortificate şi mari; mai mult, i-am văzut acolo şi pe anachiţi. 29 Amalekiţii locuiesc în ţinutul Neghev; hitiţii, iebusiţii şi amoriţii locuiesc în munţi, iar canaaniţii locuiesc lângă mare şi de-a lungul Iordanului.“

30 Atunci Caleb a liniştit poporul înaintea lui Moise şi a zis:

– Haideţi să mergem şi să o ocupăm, căci sigur vom putea s-o cucerim!

31 Dar oamenii care au mers cu el au zis:

– Nu putem să înaintăm împotriva acestui popor pentru că este mai puternic decât noi.

32 Astfel ei au adus israeliţilor un raport nefavorabil despre ţara pe care au iscodit-o, zicând: „Ţara pe care am străbătut-o ca s-o iscodim este o ţară care îşi mănâncă locuitorii şi toţi oamenii pe care i-am văzut în ea sunt înalţi. 33 Acolo am văzut uriaşi[e] (anachiţii provin din uriaşi); când ne uitam la ei, parcă eram nişte lăcuste şi aşa ne considerau şi ei.“

Footnotes

  1. Numeri 13:16 Osea (ebr.: Hoşea) înseamnă El mântuie, iar Iosua (ebr.: Iehoşua) înseamnă Domnul mântuie
  2. Numeri 13:17 Ţinutul pustiu din sudul Canaanului, între Beer-Şeba şi Kadeş-Barnea; şi în vs. 22, 29
  3. Numeri 13:21 Sau: intrarea în Hamat
  4. Numeri 13:23 Valea Eşkol înseamnă Valea Ciorchinelui (şi în v. 24)
  5. Numeri 13:33 Ebr.: Nefilim (Cei căzuţi); vezi Gen. 6:4
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Exploring Canaan

13 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Send some men to explore(A) the land of Canaan,(B) which I am giving to the Israelites.(C) From each ancestral tribe(D) send one of its leaders.”

3 So at the Lord’s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.(E) 4 These are their names:

from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zakkur;

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

6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;(F)

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

8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;(G)

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

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

11 from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;

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

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

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

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

16 These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore(H) the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun(I) the name Joshua.)(J)

17 When Moses sent them to explore Canaan,(K) he said, “Go up through the Negev(L) and on into the hill country.(M) 18 See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many. 19 What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified? 20 How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.(N)” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)(O)

21 So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin(P) as far as Rehob,(Q) toward Lebo Hamath.(R) 22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron,(S) where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai,(T) the descendants of Anak,(U) lived. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)(V) 23 When they reached the Valley of Eshkol,[a](W) they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates(X) and figs.(Y) 24 That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there. 25 At the end of forty days(Z) they returned from exploring the land.(AA)

Report on the Exploration

26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh(AB) in the Desert of Paran.(AC) There they reported to them(AD) and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land.(AE) 27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey!(AF) Here is its fruit.(AG) 28 But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large.(AH) We even saw descendants of Anak(AI) there.(AJ) 29 The Amalekites(AK) live in the Negev; the Hittites,(AL) Jebusites(AM) and Amorites(AN) live in the hill country;(AO) and the Canaanites(AP) live near the sea and along the Jordan.(AQ)”

30 Then Caleb(AR) silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”

31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.”(AS) 32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report(AT) about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored devours(AU) those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size.(AV) 33 We saw the Nephilim(AW) there (the descendants of Anak(AX) come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers(AY) in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.”

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 13:23 Eshkol means cluster; also in verse 24.
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Spies Sent into Canaan(A)

13 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 (B)“Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; from each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.”

3 So Moses sent them (C)from the Wilderness of Paran according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel. 4 Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; 5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; 6 (D)from the tribe of Judah, (E)Caleb the son of Jephunneh; 7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; 8 from the tribe of Ephraim, [a]Hoshea the son of Nun; 9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; 10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; 11 from the tribe of Joseph, that is, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi; 12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; 13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; 14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; 15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to [b]spy out the land. And Moses called (F)Hoshea[c] 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 (G)the 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 [d]rich or poor; and whether there are forests there or not. (H)Be 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 (I)from the Wilderness of Zin as far as (J)Rehob, near the entrance of (K)Hamath. 22 And they went up through the South and came to (L)Hebron; Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of (M)Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23 (N)Then they came to the [e]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. 24 The place was called the Valley of [f]Eshcol, because of the cluster which the men of Israel cut down there. 25 And they returned from spying out the land after forty days.

26 Now they departed and came back to Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran, at (O)Kadesh; they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 Then they told him, and said: “We went to the land where you sent us. It truly [g]flows with (P)milk and honey, (Q)and this is its fruit. 28 Nevertheless the (R)people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover we saw the descendants of (S)Anak there. 29 (T)The Amalekites dwell in the land of the South; the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan.”

30 Then (U)Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”

31 (V)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.” 32 And they (W)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 (X)all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. 33 There we saw the [h]giants ((Y)the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were (Z)like[i] grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were (AA)in their sight.”

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 13:8 LXX, Vg. Oshea
  2. Numbers 13:16 secretly search
  3. Numbers 13:16 LXX, Vg. Oshea
  4. Numbers 13:20 fertile or barren
  5. Numbers 13:23 Wadi
  6. Numbers 13:24 Lit. Cluster
  7. Numbers 13:27 Has an abundance of food
  8. Numbers 13:33 Heb. nephilim
  9. Numbers 13:33 As mere insects
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