Numbers 13:17
15 and from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.
16 These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.
18 See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many.
19 Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.
- KJV
- And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:
- WEB
- Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill country.
- ASV
- And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way by the South, and go up into the hill-country:
- DARBY
- And Moses sent them to search out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up this way by the south and go up into the hill-country,
- BLB
- And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this [way] into the Negev, and go up to the mountain.
- ÅB
- Og Moses sendte dem for å utspeide Kana'ans land, og han sa til dem: Dra opp her til sydlandet og stig opp i fjellene
- OTB
- Da Moses sendte dem for å utforske Kanaans land, instruerte han dem: "Gå opp gjennom Negev og deretter inn i fjellandet.
- B1930
- Og Moses sendte dem for å utspeide Kana'ans land, og han sa til dem: Dra op her til sydlandet og stig op i fjellene
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 1:9
Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.
Read in contextGenesis 12:9
And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.
Read in contextJudges 1:15
“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
Read in contextJoshua 15:3
proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.
Read in contextGenesis 13:1
So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.
Read in contextJudges 1:19
The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
Read in contextNumbers 13:29
The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 1:44
Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.
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