Revised Webster's Bible
Deuteronomy 1:24
24And they turned and went up to the mountain, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
Deuteronomy 1:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
- New International Version (NIV)They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshkol and explored it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied it out.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they departed and went up into the mountains, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.
Context of Deuteronomy 1:24
22And ye came near to me each one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land for us, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. 23And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe: And they turned and went up to the mountain, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out. 25And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us. 26However ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:
Read all of Deuteronomy 1Deuteronomy 1:24 word by word
וַיִּפְנוּ֙ וַיַּעֲל֣וּ הָהָ֔רָה וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ עַד־נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֑ל וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּ אֹתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 1:24
- Numbers 13:21So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
- Joshua 2:1And Joshua the son of Nun sent from Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1:24
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-46Verses 19-46 Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to a happy settlement in Canaan. It will aggravate the eternal ruin of hypocrites, that they were not far from the kingdom of God. As if it were not enough that they were sure of their God before them, they would send men before them. Never any looked into the Holy Land, but they must own it to be a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25Eshcol means “cluster.” Grapes were the fruit grown there (see Numbers 13:23–27).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-3322-33. ye came ... and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land--The proposal to despatch spies emanated from the people through unbelief; but Moses, believing them sincere, gave his cordial assent to this measure, and God on being consulted permitted them to follow the suggestion (see on Nu 13:1). The issue proved disastrous to them, only through their own sin and folly.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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