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Deuteronomy 1:19-25

19And when we departedוַנִּסַּ֣עva.ni.Sa'H5265from Horebמֵחֹרֵ֗בme.cho.RevH2722,we went throughH3212all that greatהַגָּדוֹל֩ha.ga.dOlH1419and terribleוְהַנּוֹרָ֨אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֣רha.mid.BarH4057,which ye sawרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200by the wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the mountainהַ֣רharH2022of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,as Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680us; and we cameוַנָּבֹ֕אva.na.Vo'H935to Kadesh–barneaH6947.

20And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559unto you, Ye are comeבָּאתֶם֙ba.TemH935unto the mountainהַ֣רharH2022of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430doth giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414unto us.

21Beholdרְ֠אֵהRe.'ehH7200,Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath setנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: go upעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927andpossessרֵ֗שׁReshH3423it,as Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'a.vo.Tei.khaH1hath saidדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696unto thee; fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372not, neither be discouragedתֵּחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.

22And ye came nearוַתִּקְרְב֣וּןva.tik.re.VunH7126unto me every one of you, and saidוַתֹּאמְר֗וּva.to.me.RuH559,We will sendנִשְׁלְחָ֤הnish.le.ChahH7971menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, and they shall search us outוְיַחְפְּרוּ־ve.yach.pe.ru-H2658the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and bringוְיָשִׁ֤בוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725us wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697againH7725by what wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870we must go upנַעֲלֶה־na.'a.leh-H5927,and into what citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892we shall comeנָבֹ֖אna.Vo'H935.

23And the sayingהַדָּבָ֑רha.da.VarH1697pleased me wellוַיִּיטַ֥ב בְּעֵינַ֖יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NaiH5869 H3190:and I tookוָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.KachH3947twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582of you, oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259of a tribeאִ֥ישׁ לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃'ish la.Sha.vetH7626 H376:

24And they turnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437and went upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927into the mountainהָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto the valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֑ל'esh.KolH812,and searched it outוַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּvay.ra.ge.LuH7270.

25And they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947of the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in their handsבְיָדָם֙ve.ya.DamH3027, and brought itdownוַיּוֹרִ֖דוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381unto us, and broughtH7725us wordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697againH7725,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, It isa goodטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430doth giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414us.

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