Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 13

(Deuteronomy 1:19–25)

1And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872לֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Send outשְׁלַח־she.lach-H7971for yourselfmenאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582to spy outוְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ve.ya.Tu.ruH8446אֶת־'et-H853the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am givingנֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414to the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אִ֣ישׁ'ishH376.From eachכֹּ֖לkolH3605of their fathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1’tribesלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294sendתִּשְׁלָ֔חוּtish.La.chuH7971oneאֶחָד֩'e.ChadH259manאִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד'ish 'e.ChadH376 H259who is a leaderנָשִׂ֥יאna.Si'H5387among them.”

3So atעַל־'al-H5921the commandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sent themוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971outאֹתָ֥ם'o.TamH853from the Wildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֥רmi.mid.BarH4057of Paranפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290.Allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605the menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582were leadersרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478הֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992,

4and theseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428were their namesשְׁמוֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034:From the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205,Shammuaשַׁמּ֖וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zaccurזַכּֽוּר׃za.KurH2139;

5from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Shaphatשָׁפָ֖טsha.FatH8202sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Horiחוֹרִֽי׃cho.RiH2753;

6from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Calebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּֽה׃ye.fu.NehH3312;

7from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Igalיִגְאָ֖לyig.'AlH3008sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130;

8from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֥עַho.She.a'H1954sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנֽוּן׃NunH5126;

9from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,Paltiפַּלְטִ֖יpal.TiH6406sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Raphuרָפֽוּא׃ra.Fu'H7505;

10from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,Gaddielגַּדִּיאֵ֖לga.di.'ElH1427sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Sodiסוֹדִֽי׃so.DiH5476;

11from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519(a tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130),Gaddiגַּדִּ֖יga.DiH1426sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Susiסוּסִֽי׃su.SiH5485;

12from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Danדָ֔ןDanH1835,Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gemalliגְּמַלִּֽי׃ge.ma.LiH1582;

13from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Asherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836,Sethurסְת֖וּרse.TurH5639sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Michaelמִיכָאֵֽל׃mi.kha.'ElH4317;

14from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321,Nahbiנַחְבִּ֖יnach.BiH5147sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Vophsiוָפְסִֽי׃va.fe.SiH2058;

15andfrom the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410,Geuelגְּאוּאֵ֖לge.'u.'ElH1345sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Machiמָכִֽי׃ma.KhiH4352.

16Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428were the namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to spy outלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872gaveוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֖וּןnunH5126the name Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

17When Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853to spy outלָת֖וּרla.TurH8446אֶת־'et-H853the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,he toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413, “Go upעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927זֶה֙zehH2088through the Negevבַּנֶּ֔גֶבba.Ne.gevH5045andוַעֲלִיתֶ֖םva.'a.li.TemH5927אֶת־'et-H853into the hill countryהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

18Seeוּרְאִיתֶ֥םu.re.'i.TemH7200אֶת־'et-H853whatמַה־mah-H4100the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776is likeהִ֑ואhi'H1931andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853whether its peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971הַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427עָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921are strongהֶחָזָ֥ק הוּא֙he.cha.Zak hu'H2389 H1931or weakהֲרָפֶ֔הha.ra.PehH7504,fewהַמְעַ֥ט ה֖וּאham.'At hu'H4592 H1931orאִם־'im-H518manyרָֽב׃RavH7227.

19וּמָ֣הu.MahH4100Is the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyהוּא֙hu'H1931liveיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427goodהֲטוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896הִ֖ואhi'H1931orאִם־'im-H518badרָעָ֑ה וּמָ֣הra.'Ah u.MahH7451 H4100?Are the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyהוּא֙hu'H1931dwellיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427open campsהַבְּמַֽחֲנִ֖יםha.be.ma.cha.NimH4264orאִ֥ם'imH518fortificationsבְּמִבְצָרִֽים׃be.miv.tza.RimH4013?

20וּמָ֣הu.MahH4100Is the soilהָ֠אָרֶץHa.'a.retzH776fertileהַשְּׁמֵנָ֨ה הִ֜ואha.she.me.Nah hi'H8082 H1931orאִם־'im-H518unproductiveרָזָ֗הra.ZahH7330?Are thereהֲיֵֽשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426treesעֵץ֙'etzH6086in itorאִם־'im-H518notאַ֔יִן'A.yinH369?Be courageousוְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔םve.Hit.cha.zak.TemH2388and bring backוּלְקַחְתֶּ֖םu.le.kach.TemH3947some of the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.” (It was the seasonH3117for the first ripeבִּכּוּרֵ֥יbi.ku.ReiH1061grapesעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH6025.)

21So they went upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927and spied outוַיָּתֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Tu.ruH8446אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776from the Wildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057of Zinצִ֥ןtzinH6790asעַד־'ad-H5704far as Rehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340,toward Lebo-hamathלְבֹ֥א חֲמָֽת׃le.Vo' cha.MatH935 H2574.

22They went upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927through the Negevבַנֶּגֶב֮va.ne.GevH5045and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935toעַד־'ad-H5704Hebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275,whereוְשָׁ֤םve.ShamH8033Ahimanאֲחִימַן֙'a.chi.ManH289,Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֣יshe.ShaiH8344,and Talmaiוְתַלְמַ֔יve.tal.MaiH8526,the descendantsיְלִידֵ֖יye.li.DeiH3211of Anakהָעֲנָ֑קha.'a.NakH6061,dwelledוְחֶבְר֗וֹןve.chev.RonH2275.It had been builtנִבְנְתָ֔הniv.ne.TahH1129sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Zoanצֹ֥עַןTzo.'anH6814in Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

23When they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toעַד־'ad-H5704the Valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל'esh.KolH812,they cut downוַיִּכְרְת֨וּ מִשָּׁ֤םvai.yikh.re.Tu mi.ShamH3772 H8033a branchזְמוֹרָה֙ze.mo.RahH2156with a singleאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259clusterוְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹלve.'esh.KolH811of grapesעֲנָבִים֙'a.na.VimH6025,which they carriedוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huH5375on a poleבַמּ֖וֹטva.MotH4132between two menבִּשְׁנָ֑יִםbish.Na.yimH8147.They also took someוּמִן־u.min-H4480pomegranatesהָרִמֹּנִ֖ים וּמִן־ha.ri.mo.Nim u.min-H7416 H4480and figsהַתְּאֵנִֽים׃ha.te.'e.NimH8384.

24Because ofעַ֚ל אֹד֣וֹת'al 'o.DotH5921 H182the clusterהָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלha.'esh.KolH811אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834of grapes the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478cutכָּרְת֥וּka.re.TuH3772thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033,thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931placeלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725was calledקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121the Valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Eshcolאֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל'esh.KolH812.

The Reports of the Spies

25Afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117the menreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from spying outמִתּ֣וּרmi.TurH8446the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,

26and they went backוַיֵּלְכ֡וּ וַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ye.le.Khu vai.ya.vo.'UH1980 H935toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872וְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן וְאֶל־'a.ha.Ron ve.'el-H175 H413,and the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵֽי־'a.Dat be.nei-H5712 H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inאֶל־'el-H413the Wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Paranפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290at Kadeshקָדֵ֑שָׁהka.De.shahH6946.They brought backוַיָּשִׁ֨יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725אוֹתָ֤ם'o.TamH853a reportדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853for the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712and showedוַיַּרְא֖וּםvai.yar.'UmH7200themאֶת־'et-H853the fruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27And they gave this accountוַיְסַפְּרוּ־vay.sa.pe.ru-H5608toוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559Moses: “We wentבָּ֕אנוּBa.nuH935intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you sent usשְׁלַחְתָּ֑נוּshe.lach.Ta.nuH7971,and indeedוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571,itהִ֖ואhi'H1931is flowingזָבַ֨תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֥בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706.Here isוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088some of its fruitפִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.YahH6529!

28Neverthelessאֶ֚פֶס כִּֽי־'E.fes ki-H657 H3588,the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971livingהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776are strongעַ֣ז'azH5794,and the citiesוְהֶֽעָרִ֗ים בְּצֻר֤וֹתve.he.'a.Rim be.tzu.RotH5892 H1219are largeגְּדֹלֹת֙ge.do.LotH1419and fortifiedמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966.We evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571sawרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200the descendantsיְלִדֵ֥יye.li.DeiH3211of Anakהָֽעֲנָ֖קha.'a.NakH6061thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

29The Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֥ק'a.ma.LekH6002liveיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Negevהַנֶּ֑גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045;the Hittitesוְ֠הַֽחִתִּיVe.ha.chi.tiH2850,Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֤יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,and Amoritesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567liveיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the hill countryבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022;and the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669liveיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427byעַל־'al-H5921the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220and alongוְעַ֖ל יַ֥דve.'Al yadH5921 H3027the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.”

30Then Calebכָּלֵ֛בka.LevH3612אֶת־'et-H853quietedוַיַּ֧הַסvai.Ya.hasH2013the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971beforeאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “We must go upH5927and take possession ofוְיָרַ֣שְׁנוּve.ya.Rash.nuH3423the landאֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588we can certainly conquerH3201it!”

31But the menוְהָ֨אֲנָשִׁ֜יםve.Ha.'a.na.ShimH582whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had gone upעָל֤וּ'a.LuH5927with himעִמּוֹ֙i.MoH5973repliedאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “We cannotלֹ֥א נוּכַ֖לlo' nu.KhalH3808 H3201go upלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927againstאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyה֖וּאhu'H1931are strongerחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389than we areמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480!”

32So they gaveוַיּוֹצִ֜יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318אֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121a bad reportדִּבַּ֤ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑רdi.Bat Yis.ra.'El le.MorH1681 H3478 H559about the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had spied outתָּר֣וּta.RuH8446אֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853: “The landהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834we exploredעָבַ֨רְנוּ לָת֣וּר'a.Var.nu la.TurH5674 H8446אֹתָ֗הּ'o.TahH853אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776devoursאֹכֶ֤לֶת'o.Khe.letH398its inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙ הִ֔ואyo.she.Vei.ha hi'H3427 H1931,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we sawרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200thereבְתוֹכָ֖הּve.to.KhahH8432are great in statureאַנְשֵׁ֥י מִדּֽוֹת׃'an.Shei mi.DotH582 H4060.

33We even sawרָאִ֗ינוּra.'I.nuH7200אֶת־'et-H853the Nephilimהַנְּפִילִ֛יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303thereוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033—the descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anakעֲנָ֖ק'a.NakH6061that come fromמִן־min-H4480the Nephilimהַנְּפִלִ֑יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303!We seemedוַנְּהִ֤יva.ne.HiH1961like grasshoppersכַּֽחֲגָבִ֔יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284in our own sightבְעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ve.'ei.Nei.nuH5869,and we must have seemedהָיִ֖ינוּ בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ha.Yi.nu be.'ei.nei.HemH1961 H5869the same to themוְכֵ֥ןve.KhenH3651!”

(Deuteronomy 1:19–25)

The Reports of the Spies

Commentaries on Numbers 13