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Numbers 13:17-25

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.

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

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