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Numbers 13:17

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15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

16 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

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:

18 And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;

19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

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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

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Cross references

  • Judges 1:9

    And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

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  • Genesis 12:9

    And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

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  • Judges 1:15

    And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

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  • Joshua 15:3

    And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

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  • Genesis 13:1

    And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

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  • Judges 1:19

    And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

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  • Numbers 13:29

    The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.

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  • Deuteronomy 1:44

    And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.

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