Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 13:17-20

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.

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