Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 13:21-29

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.

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