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Numbers 13:17-29

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,

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.”

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