New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 13:17-20

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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