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1 And the LORD said to Moses,
1 Y DESPUÉS movió el pueblo de Haseroth, y asentaron el campo en el desierto de Parán.
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
2 Y Jehová habló á Moisés, diciendo:
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 So at the command of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
3 Envía tú hombres que reconozcan la tierra de Canaán, la cual yo doy á los hijos de Israel: de cada tribu de sus padres enviaréis un varón, cada uno príncipe entre ellos.
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 and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
4 Y Moisés los envió desde el desierto de Parán, conforme á la palabra de Jehová: y todos aquellos varones eran príncipes de los hijos de Israel.
4 These were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
5 Los nombres de los cuales son éstos: De la tribu de Rubén, Sammua hijo de Zaccur.
5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
6 De la tribu de Simeón, Saphat hijo de Hurí.
6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
7 De la tribu de Judá, Caleb hijo de Jephone.
7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
8 De la tribu de Issachâr, Igal hijo de Joseph.
8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
9 De la tribu de Ephraim, Oseas hijo de Nun.
9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;
10 De la tribu de Benjamín, Palti hijo de Raphu.
10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
11 from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;
11 De la tribu de Zabulón, Gaddiel hijo de Sodi.
11 Of the tribe of Joseph, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
12 De la tribu de José, de la tribu de Manasés, Gaddi hijo de Susi.
12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;
13 De la tribu de Dan, Ammiel hijo de Gemalli.
13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;
14 De la tribu de Aser, Sethur hijo de Michâel.
14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
15 and from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.
15 De la tribu de Nephtalí, Nahabí hijo de Vapsi.
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
16 These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
16 De la tribu de Gad, Geuel hijo de Machî.
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 When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.
17 Estos son los nombres de los varones que Moisés envió á reconocer la tierra: y á Oseas hijo de Nun, le puso Moisés el nombre de Josué.
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 See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many.
18 Enviólos, pues, Moisés á reconocer la tierra de Canaán, diciéndoles: Subid por aquí, por el mediodía, y subid al monte:
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 Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?
19 Y observad la tierra qué tal es; y el pueblo que la habita, si es fuerte ó débil, si poco ó numeroso;
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 Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
20 Qué tal la tierra habitada, si es buena ó mala; y qué tales son las ciudades habitadas, si de tiendas ó de fortalezas;
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 So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
21 Y cuál sea el terreno, si es pingüe ó flaco, si en él hay ó no árboles: y esforzaos, y coged del fruto del país. Y el tiempo era el tiempo de las primeras uvas.
21 So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
22 Y ellos subieron, y reconocieron la tierra desde el desierto de Zin hasta Rehob, entrando en Emath.
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 When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.
23 Y subieron por el mediodía, y vinieron hasta Hebrón: y allí estaban Aimán, y Sesai, y Talmai, hijos de Anac. Hebrón fué edificada siete años antes de Zoán, la de Egipto.
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 Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.
24 Y llegaron hasta el arroyo de Escol, y de allí cortaron un sarmiento con un racimo de uvas, el cual trajeron dos en un palo, y de las granadas y de los higos.
24 That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there.
25 After forty days the men returned from spying out the land,
25 Y llamóse aquel lugar Nahal-escol, por el racimo que cortaron de allí los hijos de Israel.
25 They returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.
26 and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
26 Y volvieron de reconocer la tierra al cabo de cuarenta días.
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 And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!
27 Y anduvieron y vinieron á Moisés y á Aarón, y á toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel, en el desierto de Parán, en Cades, y diéronles la respuesta, y á toda la congregación, y les mostraron el fruto de la tierra.
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 Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
28 Y le contaron, y dijeron: Nosotros llegamos á la tierra á la cual nos enviaste, la que ciertamente fluye leche y miel; y este es el fruto de ella.
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 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.”
29 Mas el pueblo que habita aquella tierra es fuerte, y las ciudades muy grandes y fuertes; y también vimos allí los hijos de Anac.
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 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
30 Amalec habita la tierra del mediodía; y el Hetheo, y el Jebuseo, y el Amorrheo, habitan en el monte; y el Cananeo habita junto á la mar, y á la ribera del Jordán.
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 But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”
31 Entonces Caleb hizo callar el pueblo delante de Moisés, y dijo: Subamos luego, y poseámosla; que más podremos que ella.
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 So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.
32 Mas los varones que subieron con él, dijeron: No podremos subir contra aquel pueblo; porque es más fuerte que nosotros.
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 We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”
33 Y vituperaron entre los hijos de Israel la tierra que habían reconocido, diciendo: La tierra por donde pasamos para reconocerla, es tierra que traga á sus moradores; y todo el pueblo que vimos en medio de ella, son hombres de grande estatura. También vimos allí gigantes, hijos de Anac, [raza] de los gigantes: y éramos nosotros, á nuestro parecer, como langostas; y así les parecíamos á 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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  • 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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Cross references (20)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  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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