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Numbers 13:17-29

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.

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