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Numbers 13:17-20

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.)

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