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Numbers 13

1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sendשְׁלַח־she.lach-H7971thoumenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,thattheymayspyוְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ve.ya.Tu.ruH8446outthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whichIgiveנֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:ofeverytribeלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294oftheirfathersH1shallyesendתִּשְׁלָ֔חוּtish.La.chuH7971amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376,everyoneH259aprinceH5387amongthem.

3AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971themfromthewildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֥רmi.mid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290accordingtothecommandmentofJehovah:allofthemmenH376whowereheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4AndtheseweretheirnamesH8034:Ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205,Shammuaשַׁמּ֖וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZaccurזַכּֽוּר׃za.KurH2139.

5Ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofSimeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Shaphatשָׁפָ֖טsha.FatH8202thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHoriחוֹרִֽי׃cho.RiH2753.

6Ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Calebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּֽה׃ye.fu.NehH3312.

7Ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofIssacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Igalיִגְאָ֖לyig.'AlH3008thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

8Ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֥עַho.She.a'H1954thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנֽוּן׃NunH5126.

9Ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,Paltiפַּלְטִ֖יpal.TiH6406thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRaphu.

10Ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofZebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,Gaddielthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSodi.

11Ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, namely,ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,Gaddithesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSusi.

12Ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835,Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGemalli.

13Ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofAsherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836,Sethurthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMichaelמִיכָאֵֽל׃mi.kha.'ElH4317.

14Ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321,Nahbithesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofVophsi.

15Ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294ofGadגָ֔דGadH1410,Geuelthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMachi.

16ThesearethenamesH8034ofthemenH376thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971tospyלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446outthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֖וּןnunH5126Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

17AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971themtospyלָת֖וּרla.TurH8446outthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,andsaidH559untothem,GetyouupthiswaybytheSouthH5045,andgoH5927upintothehill-country:

18andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֥םu.re.'i.TemH7200thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whatitis;andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatdwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427therein,whethertheyarestrongהֶחָזָ֥קhe.cha.ZakH2389orweak,whethertheyarefewהַמְעַ֥טham.'AtH4592ormanyרָֽב׃RavH7227;

19andwhatthelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776isthattheydwellיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in,whetheritisgoodהֲטוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896orbadרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451;andwhatcitiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892theyarethattheydwellיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in,whetherincampsהַבְּמַֽחֲנִ֖יםha.be.ma.cha.NimH4264,orinstrongholdsH4013;

20andwhatthelandהָ֠אָרֶץHa.'a.retzH776is,whetheritisfatorleanרָזָ֗הra.ZahH7330,whetherthereiswoodעֵץ֙'etzH6086therein,ornot.Andbeyeofgoodcourage,andbringofthefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Nowthetimewasthetimeofthefirst-ripegrapes.

21SotheywentH935up,andspiedH8446outthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776fromthewildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057ofZinצִ֥ןtzinH6790untoRehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340,totheentranceofHamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574.

22AndtheywentH935upbytheSouthH5045,andcameH935untoHebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275;andAhimanאֲחִימַן֙'a.chi.ManH289,Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֣יshe.ShaiH8344,andTalmaiוְתַלְמַ֔יve.tal.MaiH8526,thechildrenofAnakהָעֲנָ֑קha.'a.NakH6061,werethere. (NowHebronוְחֶבְר֗וֹןve.chev.RonH2275wasbuiltH1129sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141beforeZoanצֹ֥עַןTzo.'anH6814inEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.)

23AndtheycameH935untothevalleyofEshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל'esh.KolH812,andcutוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772downfromthenceabranchזְמוֹרָה֙ze.mo.RahH2156withoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259clusterוְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹלve.'esh.KolH811ofgrapes,andtheybareituponastaffbetweentwoבִּשְׁנָ֑יִםbish.Na.yimH8147;theybroughtH935alsoofthepomegranatesH7416,andofthefigsהַתְּאֵנִֽים׃ha.te.'e.NimH8384.

24Thatplaceלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725wascalledקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121thevalleyofEshcolאֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל'esh.KolH812,becauseoftheclusterהָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלha.'esh.KolH811whichthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478cutכָּרְת֥וּka.re.TuH3772downfromthence.

25Andtheyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725fromspyingH8446outthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776attheendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

26AndtheywentH935andcameH935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872,andtoAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175,andtoallthecongregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untothewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290,toKadeshקָדֵ֑שָׁהka.De.shahH6946;andbroughtH935backוַיָּשִׁ֨יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725wordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697untothem,anduntoallthecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,andshowedוַיַּרְא֖וּםvai.yar.'UmH7200themthefruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27Andtheytoldhim,andsaidH559,WecameH935untothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither thou sentestus;andsurelyitflowethwithmilkחָלָ֥בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706;andthisisthefruitפִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.YahH6529ofit.

28Howbeitthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatdwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776arestrongעַ֣ז'azH5794,andthecitiesוְהֶֽעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892arefortifiedH1219,andveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatH1419:andmoreoverwesawH7200thechildrenofAnakהָֽעֲנָ֖קha.'a.NakH6061there.

29Amalekעֲמָלֵ֥ק'a.ma.LekH6002dwellethinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheSouthH5045:andtheHittiteוְ֠הַֽחִתִּיVe.ha.chi.tiH2850,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֤יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,andtheAmoriteוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,dwellH3427inthehill-country;andtheCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dwellethbytheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,andalongbythesideoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

30AndCalebכָּלֵ֛בka.LevH3612stilledthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971beforeMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,andsaidH559, LetusgoH5927upatonce,andpossessH3423it;forwearewellableH3201toovercomeit.

31ButthemenH376thatwentH5927upwithhimsaidH559,Wearenotableנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201togoH5927upagainstthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;fortheyarestrongerחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389thanwe.

32AndtheybroughtH3318upanevilH1681reportדִּבַּ֤תdi.BatH1681ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776whichtheyhadspiedH8446outuntothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thelandהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776,throughwhichwehavegoneH3318tospyH8446itout,isalandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776thateatethuptheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof;andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971thatwesawH7200initaremenH376ofgreat stature.

33AndtherewesawH7200theNephilimהַנְּפִילִ֛יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303,thesonsH1121ofAnakעֲנָ֖ק'a.NakH6061,whocomeoftheNephilimהַנְּפִלִ֑יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303:andwewereH1961inourownsightasgrasshoppersכַּֽחֲגָבִ֔יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284,andsowewereH1961intheirsight.

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