Numbers 13:17

Translations

Modern

When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.

Traditional

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:

Literal

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.

Latin

Misit ergo eos Moyses ad considerandam terram Chanaan, et dixit ad eos: Ascendite per meridianam plagam. Cumque veneritis ad montes,

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English

When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.

Notes

Numbers 13:17–20

The scouting mission had a clear military purpose. The spies also needed to gather information about natural resources and food. These things were concerning to the Israelites since they left Egypt (chapter 11; Exodus 16).

Numbers 13:1–14:45

Twelve spies explored the fertile land of Canaan and found strong enemies defending it. Earlier chapters show Israel's disobedience, hinting at future failures. The Israelites did not have the obedience, courage, or faith to capture the land. So, the Lord made them spend 40 years in the Wilderness of Sinai. That generation did not receive their inheritance in the promised land.

Theme notes and profiles

Caleb Joshua Moses

Related verses

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.
Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.
Judges 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.
Joshua 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.
Genesis 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.
Judges 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.
Deuteronomy 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.
Genesis 14:10
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.
Numbers 13:21–22
So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
Numbers 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.”
Numbers 14:40
Early the next morning they got up and went up toward the ridge of the hill country. “We have indeed sinned,” they said, “but we will go to the place the LORD has promised.”

Parallels

Deuteronomy 1:19–25

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Places

Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants Negeb: The southern region of Israel, a semi-arid area

Glossary

Anak, Anakim, Anakites Benjamin, Tribe of Deuteronomy, Book of Hebron (Place) Moses Numbers, Book of Paran Pi-hahiroth Remnant Warfare Wilderness of Zin

Topics

Canaan: Land of Spies Sent Into, by Moses Holy Land: Twelve Men Sent to Spy Journey of Israel Through The Desert: To Kadeshbarnea in Wilderness of Rithmah or Paran: Spies Sent

Numbers 13:17

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