New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 13:1-20

1Thenthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Sendשְׁלַח־she.lach-H7971out for yourself menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376so that they may spyוְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ve.ya.Tu.ruH8446out the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I am going to giveנֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;you shall sendתִּשְׁלָ֔חוּtish.La.chuH7971a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376from eachH376 H259of their fathers’אֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1tribesלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294,everyH3605oneH3605a leaderנָשִׂ֥יאna.Si'H5387among them.”

3So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971them from the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֥רmi.mid.BarH4057of Paranפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290at thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605of them menH376who were headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Theseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428then weretheir namesשְׁמוֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034:from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205,Shammuaשַׁמּ֖וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zaccurזַכּֽוּר׃za.KurH2139;

5from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Shaphatשָׁפָ֖טsha.FatH8202the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of HoriH2752;

6from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Calebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּֽה׃ye.fu.NehH3312;

7from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Igalיִגְאָ֖לyig.'AlH3008the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130;

8from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Hosheaהוֹשֵׁ֥עַho.She.a'H1954the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנֽוּן׃NunH5126;

9from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,Paltiפַּלְטִ֖יpal.TiH6406the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Raphuרָפֽוּא׃ra.Fu'H7505;

10from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,Gaddielגַּדִּיאֵ֖לga.di.'ElH1427the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Sodiסוֹדִֽי׃so.DiH5476;

11from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,GaddiH3426the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Susiסוּסִֽי׃su.SiH5485;

12from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Danדָ֔ןDanH1835,Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gemalliגְּמַלִּֽי׃ge.ma.LiH1582;

13from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Asherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836,Sethurסְת֖וּרse.TurH5639the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Michaelמִיכָאֵֽל׃mi.kha.'ElH4317;

14from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321,Nahbiנַחְבִּ֖יnach.BiH5147the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Vophsiוָפְסִֽי׃va.fe.SiH2058;

15from the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410,Geuelגְּאוּאֵ֖לge.'u.'ElH1345the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Machiמָכִֽי׃ma.KhiH4352.

16Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of the menH376whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to spyלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446out the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;but Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֖וּןnunH5126,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

17When Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971them to spyלָת֖וּרla.TurH8446out the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upthereזֶה֙zehH2088into theNegevבַּנֶּ֔גֶבba.Ne.gevH5045;then goוַעֲלִיתֶ֖םva.'a.li.TemH5927up into the hillהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022countryH2022.

18Seeוּרְאִיתֶ֥םu.re.'i.TemH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776is like, and whether the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971who liveהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in it are strongהֶחָזָ֥קhe.cha.ZakH2389orweakהֲרָפֶ֔הha.ra.PehH7504,whether they are fewהַמְעַ֥טham.'AtH4592orאִם־'im-H518manyרָֽב׃RavH7227.

19Howוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100is the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they liveיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427,is it goodהֲטוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896orאִם־'im-H518badרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451?And howוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100are the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834 H1992they liveיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427, are they like opencampsהַבְּמַֽחֲנִ֖יםha.be.ma.cha.NimH4264orאִ֥ם'imH518with fortificationsבְּמִבְצָרִֽים׃be.miv.tza.RimH4013?

20Howוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100is the landהָ֠אָרֶץHa.'a.retzH776,is it fatהַשְּׁמֵנָ֨הha.she.me.NahH8082orאִם־'im-H518leanרָזָ֗הra.ZahH7330?Are thereהֲיֵֽשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426treesעֵץ֙'etzH6086in it orאִם־'im-H518not?MakeH2388aneffortH2388then to getוּלְקַחְתֶּ֖םu.le.kach.TemH3947someH4480of the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”Now the timeוְהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםve.Hai.ya.MimH3117was the timeיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117of the firstH1061ripeH1061grapesעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH6025.

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