Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 13

1And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sendשְׁלַח־she.lach-H7971thou menאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582,that they may searchוְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ve.ya.Tu.ruH8446the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,which I giveנֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:of everyH376tribeלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294of their fathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1shall ye sendתִּשְׁלָ֔חוּtish.La.chuH7971a manH259,every one a rulerנָשִׂ֥יאna.Si'H5387among them.

3And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872by the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971them from the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּ֥רmi.mid.BarH4057of Paranפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290:all those menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582wereהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4And these weretheir namesשְׁמוֹתָ֑םshe.mo.TamH8034:of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205,Shammuaשַׁמּ֖וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zaccurזַכּֽוּר׃za.KurH2139.

5Of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Shaphatשָׁפָ֖טsha.FatH8202the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Horiחוֹרִֽי׃cho.RiH2753.

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

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

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

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

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

11Of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130, namely,of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,Gaddiגַּדִּ֖יga.DiH1426the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Susiסוּסִֽי׃su.SiH5485.

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

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

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

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

16These arethe namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to spy outלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Osheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֖וּןnunH5126Jehoshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

17And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971them to spy outלָת֖וּרla.TurH8446the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Get you upעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927this waysouthwardבַּנֶּ֔גֶבba.Ne.gevH5045,and go upוַעֲלִיתֶ֖םva.'a.li.TemH5927into the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022:

18And seeוּרְאִיתֶ֥םu.re.'i.TemH7200the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, what it is;and the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that dwellethהַיֹּשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427therein, whether they bestrongהֶחָזָ֥קhe.cha.ZakH2389or weakהֲרָפֶ֔הha.ra.PehH7504,fewהַמְעַ֥טham.'AtH4592or manyרָֽב׃RavH7227;

19And what the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776isthat they dwell inיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427, whether it begoodהֲטוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896or badרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451;and what citiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892they bethat they dwellיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427inH2007,whether in tentsהַבְּמַֽחֲנִ֖יםha.be.ma.cha.NimH4264,or in strong holdsבְּמִבְצָרִֽים׃be.miv.tza.RimH4013;

20And what the landהָ֠אָרֶץHa.'a.retzH776is, whether it befatהַשְּׁמֵנָ֨הha.she.me.NahH8082or leanרָזָ֗הra.ZahH7330,whether there beהֲיֵֽשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426woodעֵץ֙'etzH6086therein, or not. And be ye of good courageוְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔םve.Hit.cha.zak.TemH2388,and bringוּלְקַחְתֶּ֖םu.le.kach.TemH3947of the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Now the timeוְהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםve.Hai.ya.MimH3117wasthe timeיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117of the firstripeבִּכּוּרֵ֥יbi.ku.ReiH1061grapesעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH6025.

21So they went upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927,and searchedוַיָּתֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Tu.ruH8446the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776from the wildernessמִמִּדְבַּר־mi.mid.bar-H4057of Zinצִ֥ןtzinH6790unto Rehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340,as men comeלְבֹ֥אle.Vo'H935to Hamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574.

22And they ascendedוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927by the southבַנֶּגֶב֮va.ne.GevH5045,and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto Hebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275;where Ahimanאֲחִימַן֙'a.chi.ManH289,Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֣יshe.ShaiH8344,and Talmaiוְתַלְמַ֔יve.tal.MaiH8526,the childrenיְלִידֵ֖יye.li.DeiH3211of Anakהָעֲנָ֑קha.'a.NakH6061, were. (Now Hebronוְחֶבְר֗וֹןve.chev.RonH2275was builtנִבְנְתָ֔הniv.ne.TahH1129sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Zoanצֹ֥עַןTzo.'anH6814in Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.)

23And they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל'esh.KolH812,and cut downוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772from thence a branchזְמוֹרָה֙ze.mo.RahH2156with oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259clusterוְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹלve.'esh.KolH811of grapesעֲנָבִים֙'a.na.VimH6025,and they bareוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it between twoבִּשְׁנָ֑יִםbish.Na.yimH8147upon a staffבַמּ֖וֹטva.MotH4132; and they broughtof the pomegranatesהָרִמֹּנִ֖יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416,and of the figsהַתְּאֵנִֽים׃ha.te.'e.NimH8384.

24The placeלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725was calledקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Eshcolאֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל'esh.KolH812,because ofאֹד֣וֹת'o.DotH182the cluster of grapesהָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלha.'esh.KolH811which the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478cut downכָּרְת֥וּka.re.TuH3772from thence.

25And they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from searchingמִתּ֣וּרmi.TurH8446of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

26And they wentH3212and cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872,and to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175,and to all the congregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,unto the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Paranפָּארָ֖ןpa.RanH6290,to Kadeshקָדֵ֑שָׁהka.De.shahH6946;and brought backוַיָּשִׁ֨יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725wordדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697unto them, and unto all the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,and shewedוַיַּרְא֖וּםvai.yar.'UmH7200them the fruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27And they toldוַיְסַפְּרוּ־vay.sa.pe.ru-H5608him, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,We cameבָּ֕אנוּBa.nuH935unto the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither thou sentestשְׁלַחְתָּ֑נוּshe.lach.Ta.nuH7971us, and surely it flowethזָבַ֨תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֥בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706; and this isthe fruitפִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.YahH6529of it.

28Neverthelessאֶ֚פֶס'E.fesH657the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971bestrongעַ֣ז'azH5794that dwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and the citiesוְהֶֽעָרִ֗יםve.he.'a.RimH5892arewalledבְּצֻר֤וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219, andveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדֹלֹת֙ge.do.LotH1419:and moreover we sawרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200the childrenיְלִדֵ֥יye.li.DeiH3211of Anakהָֽעֲנָ֖קha.'a.NakH6061there.

29The Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֥ק'a.ma.LekH6002dwellיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the southהַנֶּ֑גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045:and the Hittitesוְ֠הַֽחִתִּיVe.ha.chi.tiH2850,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֤יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,and the Amoritesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,dwellיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the mountainsבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022:and the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dwellיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427by the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,and by the coastיַ֥דyadH3027of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

30And Calebכָּלֵ֛בka.LevH3612stilledוַיַּ֧הַסvai.Ya.hasH2013the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971before Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let us go upעָלֹ֤ה'a.LohH5927at onceנַעֲלֶה֙na.'a.LehH5927,and possessוְיָרַ֣שְׁנוּve.ya.Rash.nuH3423it; for we are well ableיָכ֥וֹלya.KholH3201to overcomeנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201it.

31But the menוְהָ֨אֲנָשִׁ֜יםve.Ha.'a.na.ShimH582that went upעָל֤וּ'a.LuH5927with him saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,We be not ableנוּכַ֖לnu.KhalH3201to go upלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927against the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; for they arestrongerחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389than we.

32And they brought upוַיּוֹצִ֜יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318an evil reportדִּבַּ֤תdi.BatH1681of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776which they had searchedתָּר֣וּta.RuH8446unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The landהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776,through which we have goneעָבַ֨רְנוּ'a.Var.nuH5674to searchלָת֣וּרla.TurH8446it, isa landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776that eateth upאֹכֶ֤לֶת'o.Khe.letH398the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof; and all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971that we sawרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200in itבְתוֹכָ֖הּve.to.KhahH8432aremenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of a great statureמִדּֽוֹת׃mi.DotH4060.

33And there we sawרָאִ֗ינוּra.'I.nuH7200the giantsהַנְּפִילִ֛יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anakעֲנָ֖ק'a.NakH6061, which comeof the giantsהַנְּפִלִ֑יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303:and we were in our own sightבְעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ve.'ei.Nei.nuH5869as grasshoppersכַּֽחֲגָבִ֔יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284,and so we were in their sightבְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

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