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1 El Señor dijo a Moisés:
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
2 «Envía hombres a explorar la tierra de Canaán, la cual voy a dar a los israelitas. Envía un hombre de cada tribu de sus padres, y que todos sean jefes entre ellos».
2 “Send men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. Of every tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a prince among them.”
3 Moisés los envió desde el desierto de Parán, según la orden del Señor. Todos ellos eran jefes de los israelitas.
3 Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of Yahweh. All of them were men who were heads of the children of Israel.
4 Estos eran sus nombres: de la tribu de Rubén, Samúa hijo de Zacur;
4 These were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
5 de la tribu de Simeón, Safat hijo de Horí;
5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
6 de la tribu de Judá, Caleb hijo de Jefone;
6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
7 de la tribu de Isacar, Igal hijo de José;
7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
8 de la tribu de Efraín, Oseas hijo de Nun;
8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
9 de la tribu de Benjamín, Paltí hijo de Rafú;
9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
10 de la tribu de Zabulón, Gadiel hijo de Sodí;
10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
11 de la tribu de José, es decir, de la tribu de Manasés, Gadí hijo de Susí;
11 Of the tribe of Joseph, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
12 de la tribu de Dan, Amiel hijo de Gemalí;
12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
13 de la tribu de Aser, Setur hijo de Micael;
13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
14 de la tribu de Neftalí, Nahbí hijo de Vofsí;
14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
15 y de la tribu de Gad, Geuel hijo de Maquí.
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
16 Estos eran los nombres de los hombres que Moisés envió a explorar la tierra. A Oseas hijo de Nun, Moisés le dio el nombre de Josué.
16 These are the names of the men who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
17 Cuando Moisés los envió a explorar la tierra de Canaán, les dijo: «Suban por el Néguev y entren en la región montañosa.
17 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.
18 Observen cómo es la tierra y cómo es el pueblo que vive allí. Vean si son fuertes o débiles, pocos o muchos.
18 See the land, what it is; and the people who dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;
19 Vean si la tierra donde viven es buena o mala, y si sus ciudades son campamentos abiertos o ciudades fortificadas.
19 and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;
20 Vean si la tierra es fértil o pobre y si hay árboles o no. Sean valientes y traigan algunos frutos de la tierra». Era la temporada de las primeras uvas maduras.
20 and what the land is, whether it is fertile or poor, whether there is wood therein, or not. Be courageous, and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.
21 Así que subieron y exploraron la tierra desde el desierto de Zin hasta Rehob, cerca de la entrada de Hamat.
21 So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
22 Subieron por el Néguev y llegaron a Hebrón, donde vivían Ahimán, Sesai y Talmai, descendientes de Anac. Hebrón había sido construida siete años antes que Zoán de Egipto.
22 They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
23 Cuando llegaron al valle de Escol, cortaron una rama con un racimo de uvas. Dos hombres lo llevaron colgado de una vara. También llevaron granadas e higos.
23 They came to the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it on a staff between two. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs.
24 Aquel lugar recibió el nombre de valle de Escol por el racimo que los israelitas cortaron allí.
24 That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there.
25 Al cabo de cuarenta días regresaron de explorar la tierra.
25 They returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
26 Volvieron a Moisés, a Aarón y a toda la comunidad de Israel en Cades, en el desierto de Parán. Les dieron su informe a ellos y a toda la comunidad y les mostraron los frutos de la tierra.
26 They went and came to Moses, to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them and to all the congregation. They showed them the fruit of the land.
27 Le dijeron a Moisés: «Fuimos a la tierra a la que nos enviaste. En verdad es una tierra donde abundan la leche y la miel. Aquí están sus frutos.
27 They told him, and said, “We came to the land where you sent us. Surely it flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.
28 Pero el pueblo que vive allí es fuerte, y las ciudades están fortificadas y son muy grandes. También vimos allí a los descendientes de Anac.
28 However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover, we saw the children of Anak there.
29 Los amalecitas viven en el Néguev; los hititas, jebuseos y amorreos viven en la región montañosa; y los cananeos viven junto al mar y a lo largo del Jordán».
29 Amalek dwells in the land of the South. The Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwell in the hill country. The Canaanite dwells by the sea, and along the side of the Jordan.”
30 Entonces Caleb hizo callar al pueblo delante de Moisés y dijo: «Subamos de una vez y tomemos posesión de la tierra, porque ciertamente podemos conquistarla».
30 Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, “Let’s go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it!”
31 Pero los hombres que habían subido con él dijeron: «No podemos atacar a ese pueblo, porque es más fuerte que nosotros».
31 But the men who went up with him said, “We aren’t able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.”
32 Y dieron a los israelitas un mal informe de la tierra que habían explorado. Dijeron: «La tierra que recorrimos para explorarla devora a sus habitantes, y toda la gente que vimos allí era de gran estatura.
32 They brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out to the children of Israel, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people who we saw in it are men of great stature.
33 También vimos allí gigantes, descendientes de Anac, que vienen de los nefilim. A nuestros propios ojos parecíamos saltamontes, y así también les parecíamos a ellos».
33 There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim. We were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.”

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People

  • Ahiman

    Anakite living at Hebron

    One of three descendants of Anak whom the spies saw living at Hebron.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:22; Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10

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  • Ammiel

    Spy from the tribe of Dan

    One of the twelve leaders Moses sent to spy out Canaan, representing the tribe of Dan, who brought back a bad report about the land and died in the plague that struck the spies.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:12

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  • Anak

    Ancestor of the Anakim

    The ancestor of the Anakim, the tall people of Canaan whom the spies feared; Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai at Hebron were his descendants.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:22; Numbers 13:28; Deuteronomy 9:2

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  • Caleb

    Faithful spy from Judah

    The son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah and one of the twelve spies, who urged Israel to take the land, followed the LORD wholeheartedly, was promised the land he had walked…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:6; Numbers 13:30; Numbers 14:24

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  • Gaddi

    Spy from the tribe of Manasseh

    One of the twelve leaders Moses sent to spy out Canaan, representing the tribe of Manasseh, who brought back a bad report about the land and died in the plague that struck the…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:11

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  • Gaddiel

    Spy from the tribe of Zebulun

    One of the twelve leaders Moses sent to spy out Canaan, representing the tribe of Zebulun, who brought back a bad report about the land and died in the plague that struck the…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:10

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  • Gemalli

    Father of the spy Ammiel

    The father of Ammiel, who was sent to spy out Canaan for the tribe of Dan.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:12

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  • Geuel

    Spy from the tribe of Gad

    One of the twelve leaders Moses sent to spy out Canaan, representing the tribe of Gad, who brought back a bad report about the land and died in the plague that struck the spies.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:15

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  • Hori

    Father of the spy Shaphat

    The father of Shaphat, who was sent to spy out Canaan for the tribe of Simeon.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:5

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  • Igal

    Spy from the tribe of Issachar

    One of the twelve leaders Moses sent to spy out Canaan, representing the tribe of Issachar, who brought back a bad report about the land and died in the plague that struck the…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:7

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  • Jephunneh

    Father of Caleb

    The father of Caleb, the faithful spy of the tribe of Judah, called a Kenizzite in Numbers 32:12.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:6; Numbers 14:6; Numbers 32:12

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  • Joseph

    Father of the spy Igal

    The father of Igal, who was sent to spy out Canaan for the tribe of Issachar.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:7

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  • Joshua

    Moses' assistant and successor

    The Ephraimite son of Nun, originally named Hoshea, who led Israel against Amalek at Rephidim, served as Moses' attendant, was one of the two faithful spies, and was commissioned…

    Cited in the guide: Exodus 17:9; Exodus 33:11; Numbers 13:16

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  • Machi

    Father of the spy Geuel

    The father of Geuel, who was sent to spy out Canaan for the tribe of Gad.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:15

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  • Michael

    Father of the spy Sethur

    The father of Sethur, who was sent to spy out Canaan for the tribe of Asher.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:13

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  • Moses

    Deliverer and lawgiver

    Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.

    Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34

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  • Nahbi

    Spy from the tribe of Naphtali

    One of the twelve leaders Moses sent to spy out Canaan, representing the tribe of Naphtali, who brought back a bad report about the land and died in the plague that struck the…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:14

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  • Nun

    Father of Joshua

    The father of Joshua, whom Moses named from among the tribe of Ephraim; 1 Chronicles 7:26-27 places him in Ephraim's line after Elishama.

    Cited in the guide: Exodus 33:11; Numbers 13:8; Numbers 13:16

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  • Palti

    Spy from the tribe of Benjamin

    One of the twelve leaders Moses sent to spy out Canaan, representing the tribe of Benjamin, who brought back a bad report about the land and died in the plague that struck the…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:9

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  • Raphu

    Father of the spy Palti

    The father of Palti, who was sent to spy out Canaan for the tribe of Benjamin.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:9

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  • Sethur

    Spy from the tribe of Asher

    One of the twelve leaders Moses sent to spy out Canaan, representing the tribe of Asher, who brought back a bad report about the land and died in the plague that struck the spies.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:13

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  • Shammua

    Spy from the tribe of Reuben

    One of the twelve leaders Moses sent to spy out Canaan, representing the tribe of Reuben, who brought back a bad report about the land and died in the plague that struck the spies.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:4

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  • Shaphat

    Spy from the tribe of Simeon

    One of the twelve leaders Moses sent to spy out Canaan, representing the tribe of Simeon, who brought back a bad report about the land and died in the plague that struck the spies.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:5

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  • Sheshai

    Anakite living at Hebron

    One of three descendants of Anak whom the spies saw living at Hebron.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:22; Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10

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  • Sodi

    Father of the spy Gaddiel

    The father of Gaddiel, who was sent to spy out Canaan for the tribe of Zebulun.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:10

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  • Susi

    Father of the spy Gaddi

    The father of Gaddi, who was sent to spy out Canaan for the tribe of Manasseh.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:11

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  • Talmai

    Anakite living at Hebron

    One of three descendants of Anak whom the spies saw living at Hebron.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:22; Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10

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  • Vophsi

    Father of the spy Nahbi

    The father of Nahbi, who was sent to spy out Canaan for the tribe of Naphtali.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:14

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  • Zaccur

    Father of the spy Shammua

    The father of Shammua, who was sent to spy out Canaan for the tribe of Reuben.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:4

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Places

  • Kadesh Barnea

    Today: Wilderness south of Canaan

    Usually placed near Tell el-Qudeirat (location debated; approximate). It was Israel's wilderness base — the spies departed from here, and Moses struck the rock nearby.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 13:26; Numbers 20:1; Deuteronomy 1:46

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Cross references (20)

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  1. 2 Deuteronomy 1:22–25; Numbers 32:8; Numbers 34:18; Exodus 18:25; Deuteronomy 1:15
  2. 3 Numbers 12:16; Numbers 32:8; Deuteronomy 1:19; Deuteronomy 9:23; Deuteronomy 1:23
  3. 6 Numbers 34:19; Numbers 14:6; Joshua 14:6–15; Numbers 14:30; Numbers 13:30
  4. 8 Numbers 11:28; Exodus 24:13; Deuteronomy 31:23; Deuteronomy 34:9; Numbers 27:18–22
  5. 16 Numbers 13:8; Exodus 17:9; Numbers 14:6; Matthew 1:21–23; Romans 9:25
  6. 17 Judges 1:9; Genesis 12:9; Judges 1:15; Joshua 15:3; Genesis 13:1
  7. 18 Ezekiel 34:14; Exodus 3:8
  8. 20 Deuteronomy 31:23; Nehemiah 9:35; Deuteronomy 31:6–8; Ezekiel 34:14; Nehemiah 9:25
  9. 21 Numbers 33:36; Numbers 20:1; Numbers 27:14; Joshua 15:1; Joshua 13:5
  10. 22 Psalm 78:43; Psalm 78:12; Joshua 15:13–14; Isaiah 19:11; Isaiah 30:4
  11. 23 Numbers 13:24; Numbers 32:9; Deuteronomy 1:24–25; Judges 16:4
  12. 25 Exodus 34:28; Numbers 14:33–34; Exodus 24:18
  13. 26 Numbers 32:8; Numbers 20:1; Numbers 33:36; Numbers 20:16; Deuteronomy 1:19
  14. 27 Exodus 3:8; Exodus 3:17; Exodus 13:5; Exodus 33:3; Deuteronomy 31:20
  15. 28 Deuteronomy 9:1–2; Deuteronomy 1:28; Numbers 13:33; Joshua 11:22; Joshua 15:14
  16. 29 Numbers 14:43; Judges 6:3; Numbers 24:20; Psalm 83:7; Numbers 14:45
  17. 30 Numbers 14:24; Romans 8:31; Philippians 4:13; Psalm 60:12; Numbers 14:6–9
  18. 31 Deuteronomy 1:28; Joshua 14:8; Hebrews 3:19; Deuteronomy 9:1; Numbers 32:9
  19. 32 Amos 2:9; Numbers 14:36–37; Ezekiel 36:13–14; Matthew 23:13; 2 Samuel 21:20
  20. 33 Deuteronomy 1:28; Genesis 6:4; Isaiah 40:22; 1 Samuel 17:42; Deuteronomy 9:2

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