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Numbers 13

Numbers 13:25

The Reports of the Spies · Numbers 13:25–33
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Translations

Modern
After forty days the men returned from spying out the land,
Traditional
And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
Literal
And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
Latin
Reversique exploratores terræ post quadraginta dies, omni regione circuita,

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
After forty days the men returned from spying out the land,

Notes

Numbers 13:25–29

The spies agreed the land was good, but most doubted Israel could conquer it. The strong and well-fed Canaanites had built fortified towns for protection.

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

Glossary

Amorites Benjamin, Tribe of Deuteronomy, Book of Moses Numbers, Book of Paran Remnant Wilderness of Zin

Topics

Canaan: Land of Spies Sent Into, by Moses Forty: Days by Spies in the Land of Promise Holy Land: Twelve Men Sent to Spy