The Book of Numbers, Chapter 13במדבר 13

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר

And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

שְׁלַח לְךָ֣ אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וְיָתֻ֨רוּ֙ אֶת אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן אֲשֶׁר אֲנִ֥י נֹתֵ֖ן לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָד֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד לְמַטֵּ֤ה אֲבֹתָיו֙ תִּשְׁלָ֔חוּ כֹּ֖ל נָשִׂ֥יא בָהֶֽם

Send men for yourself, that they may scout out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel; one man each, one for every ancestral tribe you shall send, each of them a chief.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אֹתָ֥ם מֹשֶׁ֛ה מִמִּדְבַּ֥ר פָּארָ֖ן עַל פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כֻּלָּ֣ם אֲנָשִׁ֔ים רָאשֵׁ֥י בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽמָּה

So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the command of YHWH; all of them were men who were heads of the sons of Israel.

וְאֵ֖לֶּה שְׁמוֹתָ֑ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֔ן שַׁמּ֖וּעַ בֶּן זַכּֽוּר

And these are their names: for the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה שִׁמְע֔וֹן שָׁפָ֖ט בֶּן חוֹרִֽי

for the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה כָּלֵ֖ב בֶּן יְפֻנֶּֽה

for the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר יִגְאָ֖ל בֶּן יוֹסֵֽף

for the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;

לְמַטֵּ֥ה אֶפְרָ֖יִם הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בִּן נֽוּן

for the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה בִנְיָמִ֔ן פַּלְטִ֖י בֶּן רָפֽוּא

for the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה זְבוּלֻ֔ן גַּדִּיאֵ֖ל בֶּן סוֹדִֽי

for the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;

לְמַטֵּ֥ה יוֹסֵ֖ף לְמַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה גַּדִּ֖י בֶּן סוּסִֽי

for the tribe of Joseph — that is, for the tribe of Manasseh — Gaddi son of Susi;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה דָ֔ן עַמִּיאֵ֖ל בֶּן גְּמַלִּֽי

for the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה אָשֵׁ֔ר סְת֖וּר בֶּן מִיכָאֵֽל

for the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה נַפְתָּלִ֔י נַחְבִּ֖י בֶּן וָפְסִֽי

for the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה גָ֔ד גְּאוּאֵ֖ל בֶּן מָכִֽי

for the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.

אֵ֚לֶּה שְׁמ֣וֹת הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָת֣וּר אֶת הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּקְרָ֥א מֹשֶׁ֛ה לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בִּן נ֖וּן יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ

These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to scout out the land; and Moses called Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אֹתָם֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה לָת֖וּר אֶת אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם עֲל֥וּ זֶה֙ בַּנֶּ֔גֶב וַעֲלִיתֶ֖ם אֶת הָהָֽר

So Moses sent them to scout out the land of Canaan, and he said to them, 'Go up here into the Negev, then go up into the hill country,

וּרְאִיתֶ֥ם אֶת הָאָ֖רֶץ מַה הִ֑וא וְאֶת הָעָם֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב עָלֶ֔יהָ הֶחָזָ֥ק הוּא֙ הֲרָפֶ֔ה הַמְעַ֥ט ה֖וּא אִם רָֽב

and see the land, what it is, and the people who dwell in it, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many,

וּמָ֣ה הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁר הוּא֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב בָּ֔הּ הֲטוֹבָ֥ה הִ֖וא אִם רָעָ֑ה וּמָ֣ה הֶֽעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר הוּא֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בָּהֵ֔נָּה הַבְּמַֽחֲנִ֖ים אִ֥ם בְּמִבְצָרִֽים

and what is the land, whether it is good or bad; and what are the cities in which they dwell, whether in encampments or in fortresses;

וּמָ֣ה הָ֠אָרֶץ הַשְּׁמֵנָ֨ה הִ֜וא אִם רָזָ֗ה הֲיֵֽשׁ בָּ֥הּ עֵץ֙ אִם אַ֔יִן וְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔ם וּלְקַחְתֶּ֖ם מִפְּרִ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהַ֨יָּמִ֔ים יְמֵ֖י בִּכּוּרֵ֥י עֲנָבִֽים

and what is the land, whether it is fertile or lean; whether there are trees in it or not; and be resolute, and take some of the fruit of the land.' Now the season was the season of the first ripe grapes.

וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ וַיָּתֻ֣רוּ אֶת הָאָ֑רֶץ מִמִּדְבַּר צִ֥ן עַד רְחֹ֖ב לְבֹ֥א חֲמָֽת

So they went up and scouted out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.

וַיַּעֲל֣וּ בַנֶּגֶב֮ וַיָּבֹ֣א עַד חֶבְרוֹן֒ וְשָׁ֤ם אֲחִימַן֙ שֵׁשַׁ֣י וְתַלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָ֑ק וְחֶבְר֗וֹן שֶׁ֤בַע שָׁנִים֙ נִבְנְתָ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י צֹ֥עַן מִצְרָֽיִם

And they went up into the Negev and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan of Egypt.)

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַד נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ מִשָּׁ֤ם זְמוֹרָה֙ וְאֶשְׁכּ֤וֹל עֲנָבִים֙ אֶחָ֔ד וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֥הוּ בַמּ֖וֹט בִּשְׁנָ֑יִם וּמִן הָרִמֹּנִ֖ים וּמִן הַתְּאֵנִֽים

And they came to the Valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with a single cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them; they also took some pomegranates and some figs.

לַמָּק֣וֹם הַה֔וּא קָרָ֖א נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל עַ֚ל אֹד֣וֹת הָֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר כָּרְת֥וּ מִשָּׁ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

That place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the sons of Israel cut down there.

וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ מִתּ֣וּר הָאָ֑רֶץ מִקֵּ֖ץ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יֽוֹם

And they returned from scouting out the land at the end of forty days.

וַיֵּלְכ֡וּ וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ אֶל מֹשֶׁ֨ה וְאֶֽל אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְאֶל כָּל עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל מִדְבַּ֥ר פָּארָ֖ן קָדֵ֑שָׁה וַיָּשִׁ֨יבוּ אוֹתָ֤ם דָּבָר֙ וְאֶת כָּל הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה וַיַּרְא֖וּם אֶת פְּרִ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ

And they went and came to Moses and to Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; and they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.

וַיְסַפְּרוּ לוֹ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ בָּ֕אנוּ אֶל הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁלַחְתָּ֑נוּ וְ֠גַם זָבַ֨ת חָלָ֥ב וּדְבַ֛שׁ הִ֖וא וְזֶה פִּרְיָֽהּ

And they told him and said, 'We came to the land where you sent us, and indeed it flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.'

אֶ֚פֶס כִּֽי עַ֣ז הָעָ֔ם הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְהֶֽעָרִ֗ים בְּצֻר֤וֹת גְּדֹלֹת֙ מְאֹ֔ד וְגַם יְלִדֵ֥י הָֽעֲנָ֖ק רָאִ֥ינוּ שָֽׁם

However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified, very large; and moreover, we saw the descendants of Anak there.

עֲמָלֵ֥ק יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַנֶּ֑גֶב וְ֠הַֽחִתִּי וְהַיְבוּסִ֤י וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בָּהָ֔ר וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב עַל הַיָּ֔ם וְעַ֖ל יַ֥ד הַיַּרְדֵּֽן

Amalek dwells in the land of the Negev; the Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwell in the hill country; and the Canaanite dwells by the sea and along the Jordan.

וַיַּ֧הַס כָּלֵ֛ב אֶת הָעָ֖ם אֶל מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר עָלֹ֤ה נַעֲלֶה֙ וְיָרַ֣שְׁנוּ אֹתָ֔הּ כִּֽי יָכ֥וֹל נוּכַ֖ל לָֽהּ

Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, 'Let us go up at once and possess it, for we are well able to overcome it.'

וְהָ֨אֲנָשִׁ֜ים אֲשֶׁר עָל֤וּ עִמּוֹ֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹ֥א נוּכַ֖ל לַעֲל֣וֹת אֶל הָעָ֑ם כִּֽי חָזָ֥ק ה֖וּא מִמֶּֽנּוּ

But the men who had gone up with him said, 'We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.'

וַיּוֹצִ֜יאוּ דִּבַּ֤ת הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּר֣וּ אֹתָ֔הּ אֶל בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר הָאָ֡רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ עָבַ֨רְנוּ בָ֜הּ לָת֣וּר אֹתָ֗הּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֹכֶ֤לֶת יוֹשְׁבֶ֨יהָ֙ הִ֔וא וְכָל הָעָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר רָאִ֥ינוּ בְתוֹכָ֖הּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י מִדּֽוֹת

So they spread an evil report of the land which they had scouted out to the sons of Israel, saying, 'The land, through which we passed to scout it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature.'

וְשָׁ֣ם רָאִ֗ינוּ אֶת הַנְּפִילִ֛ים בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק מִן הַנְּפִלִ֑ים וַנְּהִ֤י בְעֵינֵ֨ינוּ֙ כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔ים וְכֵ֥ן הָיִ֖ינוּ בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם

And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak are from the Nephilim), and we were like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and so we were in their eyes.