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And they reported, ‘The land the LORD our God has given us is indeed a good land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they took in their hands some of the fruit of the land and brought it down to us, and brought us word again and said, ‘It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought <i>it</i> down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, <i>It is</i> a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They also took <i>some</i> of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought <i>it</i> down to us; and they brought back word to us, saying, ‘<i>It is</i> a good land which the LORD our God is giving us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they took <i>some</i> of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us. They also brought us back a report and said, ‘The land that the LORD our God is about to give us is good.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then they took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they brought us back a report and said, &#8216It is a good land which the LORD our God is about to give us.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then they took <i>some</i> of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they brought us back a report and said, ‘It is a good land which the LORD our God is about to give us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they took <i>some</i> of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they brought word back to us and said, ‘It is a good land which Yahweh our God is about to give us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then they took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they reported back to us, and said, ‘It is a good land which the LORD our God is about to give us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They took some of the fruit from the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us back a report: ‘The land the LORD our God is giving us is good.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They took some of the fruit from the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us back a report: &#8216The land the LORD our God is giving us is good.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which Jehovah our God giveth unto us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and even brought back some of the fruit. They said, "The LORD our God is giving us good land." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God giveth unto us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They took some of the region's fruit with them and brought it back to us. They reported, "The land that the LORD our God is giving us is good."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They brought us back some fruit they found there, and reported that the land which the LORD our God was giving us was very fertile. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They hand-picked some of the fruit of the land, brought it down to us, and gave a report that said, 'The land which the LORD is about to give us is good.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then they took some of the produce of the land and carried it back down to us. They also brought a report to us, saying, "The land that the LORD our God is about to give us is good." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, "It is a good land which the LORD our God gives to us."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, “It is a good land which Yahweh our God gives to us.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they take in their hand from the fruit of the land, and bring [it] down to us, and bring us back word, and say, The land is good which our God YHWH is giving to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they take with their hand of the fruit of the land, and bring down unto us, and bring us back word, and say, Good is the land which Jehovah our God is giving to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will take in their hand from the fruit of the land, and they will come down to us and will turn us back word, and will say, A good land which Jehovah our God gave to us.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Taking of the fruits thereof, to shew its fertility, they brought them to us, and said: The land is good, which the Lord our God will give us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />having taken from its fruits in order to show its fertility, they brought these to us, and they said: ‘The land that the Lord our God will give to us is good.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then, taking along some of the fruit of the land, they brought it down to us and reported, “The land the LORD, our God, is giving us is good.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and gathered some of the land’s produce, which they brought down to us. They brought back a report to us, and said, “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and they brought us word again and said to us, It is a good land which the LORD our God does give to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they took some fruit of the land with their hands and they brought it to us and they gave us a statement and they said: ‘To us the land is good that LORD JEHOVAH our God gives us.’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us back word, and said: 'Good is the land which the LORD our God giveth unto us.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they took in their hands of the fruit of the land, and brought it to you, and said, The land is good which the Lord our God gives us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=231" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Twelve Spies Sent Out</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">They took</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: mip·pə·rî (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">some of the fruit</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ḇə·yā·ḏām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">in their hands,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: way·yō·w·ri·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">carried it down</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- To, into, towards. ">to us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·ši·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and brought us</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯā·nū (DirObjM:: 1cp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">word:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·w·ḇāh (Adj-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">“It is a good</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nō·ṯên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">is giving</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">us.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Numbers 13:27</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Numbers 13:23-24</a></span><br />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. / Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-7.htm">Numbers 14:7-8</a></span><br />and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. / If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Joshua 2:23-24</a></span><br />Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them. / “The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Nehemiah 9:25</a></span><br />They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24</a></span><br />They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a></span><br />For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6-9</a></span><br />Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes / and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. / If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6</a></span><br />For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Psalm 95:8-11</a></span><br />do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work. / For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5-6</a></span><br />Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/13-1.htm">Numbers 13:1-2</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, / “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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a></span><br />For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God does give us.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/31-26.htm">Account</a> <a href="/numbers/36-13.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-21.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/numbers/14-39.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-22.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/1-37.htm">Account</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-27.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/joshua/22-32.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-26.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Moses' speech in the end of the fortieth year</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-6.htm">briefly rehearsing the history of God's sending them from Horeb</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-14.htm">of giving them officers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">of sending the spies to search the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">of his anger for their incredulity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-41.htm">and disobedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands</b><br>This phrase refers to the reconnaissance mission of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore Canaan, as detailed in <a href="/numbers/13.htm">Numbers 13</a>. The act of taking fruit symbolizes the tangible evidence of the land's fertility and abundance. The fruit, likely grapes, pomegranates, and figs, represents God's promise of a land flowing with milk and honey (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). This act of bringing back fruit serves as a physical testament to the land's potential and God's faithfulness to His covenant with Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>).<p><b>carried it down to us</b><br>The phrase indicates the return journey of the spies from the hill country of Canaan back to the Israelite camp in the wilderness of Paran. This journey underscores the geographical transition from the promised land to the current location of the Israelites, emphasizing the proximity and accessibility of God's promise. The act of carrying the fruit down also highlights the responsibility of the spies to report accurately and faithfully to the people.<p><b>and brought us word</b><br>This phrase highlights the role of the spies as messengers and witnesses. Their report was crucial in shaping the Israelites' perception of the land and their willingness to trust in God's promise. The word they brought was not just a factual report but a test of faith for the Israelites. This moment parallels the importance of testimony and witness in the New Testament, where believers are called to share the good news of Christ (<a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a>).<p><b>It is a good land</b><br>The declaration of the land as "good" aligns with God's original promise of a prosperous and bountiful land. This affirmation echoes the creation narrative where God saw that His creation was good (Genesis 1). The goodness of the land is a reflection of God's character and His intentions for His people. It also foreshadows the ultimate goodness found in the Kingdom of God, which believers are called to inherit through faith in Christ.<p><b>that the LORD our God is giving us</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine initiative and generosity in the gift of the land. The use of "LORD our God" underscores the covenant relationship between God and Israel, highlighting His sovereignty and faithfulness. The present tense "is giving" suggests the immediacy and certainty of God's promise, despite the Israelites' current circumstances. This promise is a type of the greater inheritance believers receive through Jesus Christ, who secures for them an eternal promised land (<a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_spies.htm">The Spies</a></b><br>A group of twelve men, one from each tribe of Israel, sent by Moses to scout the Promised Land (Canaan) and report back on its conditions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who sent the spies into Canaan to gather information about the land God promised to give them.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land (Canaan)</a></b><br>The land promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, described as a land flowing with milk and honey.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, descendants of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were on the brink of entering the Promised Land after their exodus from Egypt.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promised to give the land of Canaan to the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The report of the spies highlights the goodness of God's promises. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's provision and faithfulness, even when circumstances seem daunting.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' failure to enter the Promised Land initially was due to their disobedience and lack of faith. Obedience to God's commands is crucial for receiving His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Moses' leadership in sending the spies demonstrates the importance of wise and godly leadership in guiding God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_a_good_report.htm">The Power of a Good Report</a></b><br>The positive report about the land serves as a reminder of the power of words and the impact of a good report in encouraging faith and action among God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite the Israelites' rebellion, God remained faithful to His promise, eventually leading the next generation into the Promised Land. This underscores God's unwavering faithfulness to His covenant.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_lessons_does_moses_teach_in_deut..htm">What lessons does Moses teach in Deuteronomy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_setbacks_follow_god's_promise.htm">If God promises to 'prosper' the people upon their return (Deuteronomy 30:9), why does subsequent biblical history show repeated setbacks and suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_insist_on_one_worship_site_in_deut._12_5.htm">In Deuteronomy 12:5, why does the text insist on a single worship location when Israel's central sanctuary seems to have varied or been established later in Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_saul_consult_a_medium_in_1_sam_28.htm">If necromancy is condemned (Deut. 18:9-12), how can 1 Samuel 28:7-25 portray Saul successfully consulting a medium?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">It is a good land.</span>--In <a href="/numbers/13-27.htm" title="And they told him, and said, We came to the land where you sent us, and surely it flows with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.">Numbers 13:27</a> they all say, "Surely it floweth with milk and honey, and this is the fruit of it." In <a href="/numbers/14-7.htm" title="And they spoke to all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.">Numbers 14:7</a> Joshua and Caleb describe it as an "exceeding good land."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְח֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some of the fruit</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּרִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their hands,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְיָדָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·yā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">carried it down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּוֹרִ֖דוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·ri·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to us,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֵ֑ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brought us</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּשִׁ֨בוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ši·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">word:</span><br /><span class="heb">דָבָר֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“It is a good</span><br /><span class="heb">טוֹבָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·w·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is giving</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹתֵ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ṯên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">Deuteronomy 1:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/1-25.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 1:25 They took of the fruit (Deut. 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