Numbers

Chapter 13

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֥r yehva֖h 'el-moshshe֥h lּe'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD said to Moses:

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shshelach-leka֣ 'anashshi֗ym veyatu֨ru֙ 'et-'e֣retz kּena֔'an 'ashsher-'ani֥y note֖n libene֣y yishsera'e֑l 'i֣yshsh 'echad֩ 'i֨yshsh 'echa֜d lematּe֤h 'abotayv֙ tּishshela֔chu kּo֖l nashsi֥y baheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders."

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֨ch 'ota֥m moshshe֛h mimּidebּa֥r pּa'ra֖n 'al-pּi֣y yehva֑h kּulּa֣m 'anashshi֔ym ra'shshe֥y beneֽy-yishsera'e֖l heֽmּah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So at the LORD's command, Moses sent them out from the wilderness of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֖lּeh shshemota֑m lematּe֣h re'ube֔n shshamּ֖u'a bּen-zakּֽur׃

Edified Edition (EDE)These are their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

וְאֵ֖לֶּה שְׁמוֹתָ֑ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֔ן שַׁמּ֖וּעַ בֶּן־זַכּֽוּר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lematּe֣h shshime'֔on shshapa֖t bּen-choriֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה שִׁמְע֔וֹן שָׁפָ֖ט בֶּן־חוֹרִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lematּe֣h yehuda֔h kּale֖b bּen-yepunּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה כָּלֵ֖ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lematּe֣h yishsּashka֔r yige'a֖l bּen-yoseֽp׃

Edified Edition (EDE)from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר יִגְאָ֖ל בֶּן־יוֹסֵֽף׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lematּe֥h 'epera֖yim hoshshe֥'a bּin-nֽun׃

Edified Edition (EDE)from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;

לְמַטֵּ֥ה אֶפְרָ֖יִם הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lematּe֣h bineyami֔n pּaleti֖y bּen-rapֽu'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה בִנְיָמִ֔ן פַּלְטִ֖י בֶּן־רָפֽוּא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lematּe֣h zebulu֔n gּadּiy'e֖l bּen-sodiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה זְבוּלֻ֔ן גַּדִּיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־סוֹדִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lematּe֥h yose֖p lematּe֣h menashshּe֑h gּadּi֖y bּen-susiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)from the tribe of Joseph (from the tribe of Manasseh), Gaddi son of Susi;

לְמַטֵּ֥ה יוֹסֵ֖ף לְמַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה גַּדִּ֖י בֶּן־סוּסִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lematּe֣h da֔n 'amּiy'e֖l bּen-gּemalּiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה דָ֔ן עַמִּיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־גְּמַלִּֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lematּe֣h 'ashshe֔r set֖ur bּen-miyka'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה אָשֵׁ֔ר סְת֖וּר בֶּן־מִיכָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lematּe֣h napetּali֔y nachebּi֖y bּen-vapesiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;

לְמַטֵּ֣ה נַפְתָּלִ֔י נַחְבִּ֖י בֶּן־וָפְסִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lematּe֣h ga֔d gּe'u'e֖l bּen-makiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.

לְמַטֵּ֣ה גָ֔ד גְּאוּאֵ֖ל בֶּן־מָכִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): e֚lּeh shshem֣ot haֽ'anashshi֔ym 'ashsher-shshala֥ch moshshe֖h lat֣ur 'et-ha'a֑retz vayּiqera֥ moshshe֛h lehoshshe֥'a bּin-n֖un yehoshshuֽ'a׃

Edified Edition (EDE)These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֤ch 'otam֙ moshshe֔h lat֖ur 'et-'e֣retz kּena֑'an vayּo֣'mer 'alehe֗m 'al֥u zeh֙ bּanּe֔geb va'aliyte֖m 'et-hahaֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, "Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country.

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): ure'iyte֥m 'et-ha'a֖retz mah-hi֑v ve'et-ha'am֙ hayּoshshe֣b 'ale֔yha hechaza֥q hu'֙ harape֔h hame'a֥t h֖u 'im-raֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): uma֣h ha'a֗retz 'ashsher-hu'֙ yoshshe֣b bּa֔hּ hatoba֥h hi֖v 'im-ra'a֑h uma֣h heֽ'ari֗ym 'ashsher-hu'֙ yoshshe֣b bּahe֔nּah habּemaֽchani֖ym 'i֥m bּemibetzariֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified?

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): uma֣h ha֠'aretz hashshּemena֨h hi֜v 'im-raza֗h hayeֽshsh-bּa֥hּ 'etz֙ 'im-'a֔yin vehi֨techazּaqetּe֔m uleqachetּe֖m mipּeri֣y ha'a֑retz veha֨yּami֔ym yeme֖y bּikּure֥y 'anabiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land." (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּa'al֖u vayּatu֣ru 'et-ha'a֑retz mimּidebּar-tzi֥n 'ad-recho֖b lebo֥ chamaֽt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo Hamath.

וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ וַיָּתֻ֣רוּ אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ מִמִּדְבַּר־צִ֥ן עַד־רְחֹ֖ב לְבֹ֥א חֲמָֽת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'al֣u banּegeb֮ vayּabo֣ 'ad-cheberon֒ veshsha֤m 'achiyman֙ shsheshsha֣y vetalema֔y yeliyde֖y ha'ana֑q vecheber֗on shshe֤ba shshaniym֙ nibeneta֔h lipene֖y tzo֥'an mitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֜'u 'ad-na֣chal 'eshshekּo֗l vayּikeret֨u mishshּa֤m zemorah֙ ve'eshshekּ֤ol 'anabiym֙ 'echa֔d vayּishsּa'u֥hu bamּ֖ot bּishshena֑yim umin-harimּoni֖ym umin-hatּe'eniֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When they reached the Valley of Eshcol, they cut off a branch with a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates and figs.

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): lamּaq֣om hah֔u qara֖ na֣chal 'eshshekּ֑ol 'a֚l 'od֣ot haֽ'eshshekּ֔ol 'ashsher-kּaret֥u mishshּa֖m bּene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)That place was called the Valley of Eshcol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there.

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashshu֖bu mitּ֣ur ha'a֑retz miqּe֖tz 'arebּa'i֥ym yֽom׃

Edified Edition (EDE)At the end of forty days they returned from exploring the land.

וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ מִתּ֣וּר הָאָ֑רֶץ מִקֵּ֖ץ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יֽוֹם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּelek֡u vayּabo'u֩ 'el-moshshe֨h ve'eֽl-'aharo֜n ve'el-kּal-'ada֧t bּeneֽy-yishsera'e֛l 'el-midebּa֥r pּa'ra֖n qade֑shshah vayּashshi֨ybu 'ota֤m dּabar֙ ve'et-kּal-ha֣'eda֔h vayּare'֖um 'et-pּeri֥y ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the wilderness of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land.

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׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayesapּeru-lo֙ vayּo֣'mer֔u bּa֕'nu 'el-ha'a֖retz 'ashshe֣r shshelachetּa֑nu ve֠gam zaba֨t chala֥b udeba֛shsh hi֖v vezeh-pּireyaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They gave Moses this account: "We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit.

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): e֚pes kּiֽy-'a֣z ha'a֔m hayּoshshe֖b bּa'a֑retz veheֽ'ari֗ym bּetzur֤ot gּedolot֙ me'o֔d vegam-yelide֥y hֽa'ana֖q ra'i֥ynu shshaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there.

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): amale֥q yoshshe֖b bּe'e֣retz hanּe֑geb ve֠haֽchitּiy vehayebusi֤y vehaֽ'emoriy֙ yoshshe֣b bּaha֔r vehaֽkּena'aniy֙ yoshshe֣b 'al-hayּa֔m ve'a֖l ya֥d hayּaredּeֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan."

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֧has kּale֛b 'et-ha'a֖m 'el-moshshe֑h vayּo֗'mer 'alo֤h na'aleh֙ veyara֣shshenu 'ota֔hּ kּiֽy-yak֥ol nuka֖l laֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, "We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it."

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): veha֨'anashshi֜ym 'ashsher-'al֤u 'imּo֙ 'aֽmer֔u lo֥ nuka֖l la'al֣ot 'el-ha'a֑m kּiֽy-chaza֥q h֖u mimּeֽnּu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the men who had gone up with him said, "We can't attack those people; they are stronger than we are."

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּotzi֜y'u dּibּa֤t ha'a֨retz֙ 'ashshe֣r tּar֣u 'ota֔hּ 'el-bּene֥y yishsera'e֖l le'mo֑r ha'a֡retz 'ashsher֩ 'aba֨renu ba֜hּ lat֣ur 'ota֗hּ 'e֣retz 'oke֤let yoshshebe֨yha֙ hi֔v vekal-ha'a֛m 'ashsher-ra'i֥ynu betoka֖hּ 'aneshshe֥y midּֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, "The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size.

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׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsha֣m ra'i֗ynu 'et-hanּepiyli֛ym bּene֥y 'ana֖q min-hanּepili֑ym vanּehi֤y be'eyne֨ynu֙ kּֽachagabi֔ym veke֥n hayi֖ynu bּe'eyneyheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them."

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