打探迦南
1耶和華對摩西說： 2「你要派十二位首領，每個支派一位，去打探我要賜給以色列人的迦南。」 3摩西就按耶和華的吩咐，從巴蘭曠野派出了十二位首領。 4他們的名字如下：呂便支派撒刻的兒子沙姆亞， 5西緬支派何利的兒子沙法， 6猶大支派耶孚尼的兒子迦勒， 7以薩迦支派約色的兒子以迦， 8以法蓮支派嫩的兒子何西阿， 9便雅憫支派拉孚的兒子帕提， 10西布倫支派梭底的兒子迦疊， 11約瑟的子孫、瑪拿西支派穌西的兒子迦底， 12但支派基瑪利的兒子亞米利， 13亞設支派米迦勒的兒子西帖， 14拿弗他利支派縛西的兒子拿比， 15迦得支派瑪基的兒子臼利。 16以上是摩西派去打探迦南的人，他稱嫩的兒子何西阿為約書亞。
17摩西派他們去打探迦南，並囑咐說：「你們先去南地，然後再進山區， 18打探那地方，看看那裡的居民是強是弱，是多是少； 19那地方是好是壞，人們住的是堅固的城池還是不設防的營地； 20土地是肥沃還是貧瘠，有沒有樹木。儘量帶些當地的果子回來。」當時是葡萄初熟的季節。
21於是，他們從荀曠野一直打探到哈馬口附近的利合。 22他們經南地到達希伯崙。希伯崙城比埃及的鎖安城還要早建七年，那裡住著亞衲人的子孫亞希幔、示篩和撻買。 23他們來到以實各谷，在那裡砍下一根葡萄枝，上面有一串葡萄，由兩個人用杠子抬著，又採了一些石榴和無花果。 24因為他們在那裡砍了一串葡萄，所以就稱那地方為以實各13·24 「以實各」意思是「一串」。谷。
25過了四十天，他們打探完畢，返回營地。 26他們來到巴蘭曠野的加低斯向摩西、亞倫和以色列全體會眾彙報，把當地的果子給大家看。 27他們對摩西說：「我們照你的指示打探了那地方，果然是奶蜜之鄉，這些都是那裡的果子。 28但那裡的居民很強悍，城邑又大又堅固。我們在那裡還見到亞衲人的子孫。 29亞瑪力人住在南地，赫人、耶布斯人和亞摩利人住在山區，迦南人住在海邊和約旦河沿岸。」 30迦勒讓站在摩西面前的民眾安靜，然後說：「我們立刻去佔領那地方吧！我們必能取勝。」 31跟他一起去打探的人卻說：「我們不能去攻打那些人，他們比我們強大。」 32他們還危言聳聽，說：「我們去打探的地方是吞吃居民之地，我們看見的人個個身材高大。 33我們在那裡看見了亞衲人的子孫，他們是巨人的後裔，我們跟他們相比就像蚱蜢，他們看我們也像蚱蜢。」
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. 3And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. 4And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. 5Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. 6Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 7Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. 8Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.13.8 Oshea: also called, Joshua 9Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu. 10Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi. 11Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. 12Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli. 13Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael. 14Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi. 15Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. 16These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.13.16 Oshea: also called Joshua13.16 Jehoshua: or, Joshua
17¶ 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: 18And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many; 19And 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; 20And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.
21¶ So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. 22And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.13.23 brook: or, valley 24The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.13.24 brook: or, valley13.24 Eshcol: that is, A cluster of grapes 25And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
26¶ And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land. 27And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. 28Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. 29The 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. 30And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. 31But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. 32And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.13.32 men…: Heb. men of statures 33And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
