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They said, &#8220The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. <a href="/nlt/numbers/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> So they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: “The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge. <a href="/esv/numbers/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height. <a href="/bsb/numbers/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/numbers/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/13.htm">New King James Version</a> And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So they brought a bad report of the land which they had spied out to the sons of Israel, saying, “The land through which we have gone to spy out is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are people of great stature. <a href="/nasb/numbers/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> So they gave out to the sons of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, &#8220The land through which we have gone, in spying it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great size. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So they gave out to the sons of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone, in spying it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great size. <a href="/lsb/numbers/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So they gave out to the sons of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land, which we have passed through to spy out on, is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great size. <a href="/amp/numbers/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we went, in spying it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants. And all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature. <a href="/csb/numbers/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So they gave a negative report to the Israelites about the land they had scouted: “The land we passed through to explore is one that devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw in it are men of great size. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So they gave a negative report to the Israelites about the land they had scouted: &#8220The land we passed through to explore is one that devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw in it are men of great size. <a href="/asv/numbers/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature. <a href="/cev/numbers/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then they started spreading rumors and saying, "We won't be able to grow anything in that soil. And the people are like giants. <a href="/erv/numbers/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature. <a href="/gwt/numbers/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So they began to spread lies among the Israelites about the land they had explored. They said, "The land we explored is one that devours those who live there. All the people we saw there are very tall. <a href="/gnt/numbers/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> So they spread a false report among the Israelites about the land they had explored. They said, "That land doesn't even produce enough to feed the people who live there. Everyone we saw was very tall, <a href="/isv/numbers/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> So they put out this false report to the Israelis about the land that they had explored: "The land that we've explored is one that devours its inhabitants. All the people whom we observed were giants. <a href="/msb/numbers/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/numbers/13.htm">NET Bible</a> Then they presented the Israelites with a discouraging report of the land they had investigated, saying, "The land that we passed through to investigate is a land that devours its inhabitants. All the people we saw there are of great stature. <a href="/nheb/numbers/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/numbers/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they brought an evil report of the land which they had searched to the children of Israel, saying, The land through which we have passed to search it, is a land that eateth up its inhabitants; and all the people that we saw in it, are men of a great stature. <a href="/web/numbers/13.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and they bring out an evil account of the land which they have spied out to the sons of Israel, saying, “The land into which we passed over to spy it out is a land eating up its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in its midst [are] men of stature; <a href="/ylt/numbers/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and they bring out an evil account of the land which they have spied unto the sons of Israel, saying, 'The land into which we passed over to spy it, is a land eating up its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in its midst are men of stature; <a href="/slt/numbers/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will bring forth slander of the land which they searched it out to the sons of Israel, saying, The land which we passed through upon it, to search it out, is a land consuming those dwelling upon it: and all the people which we saw in the midst of it, men being long.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they spoke ill of the land, which they had viewed, before the children of Israel, saying: The land which we have viewed, devoureth its inhabitants: the people, that we beheld, are of a tall stature. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 13:33> And before the sons of Israel they disparaged the land, which they had inspected, saying: “The land, which we viewed, devours its inhabitants. The people, upon whom we gazed, were of lofty stature. <a href="/nabre/numbers/13.htm">New American Bible</a> They spread discouraging reports among the Israelites about the land they had reconnoitered, saying, “The land that we went through and reconnoitered is a land that consumes its inhabitants. And all the people we saw there are huge. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So they brought to the Israelites an unfavorable report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land that we have gone through as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people that we saw in it are of great size.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they brought up to the children of Israel an evil report of the land which they had spied out, saying, The land through which we have gone to spy out is a land that devours its inhabitants; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And those who spied out sent out the report of the land to the children of Israel and they said to them: “The land in which we passed through and spied out, the land consumes its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw within it are men of stature.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they spread an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the children of Israel, saying: 'The land, through which we have passed to spy it out, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature. <a href="/sep/numbers/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they brought a horror of that land which they surveyed upon the children of Israel, saying, The land which we passed by to survey it, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of extraordinary stature. <a href="/parallel/numbers/13-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=4229" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/13.htm">The Reports of the Spies</a> …31But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!” 32<a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yō·w·ṣî·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">So they gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/1681.htm" title="1681: dib·baṯ (N-fsc) -- Whispering, defamation, evil report. From dabab; slander.">a bad report</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></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.">about the 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/8446.htm" title="8446: tā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To seek out, spy out, explore. A primitive root; to meander about, especially for trade or reconnoitring.">they had spied out:</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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.">“The 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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ā·ḇar·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">we explored</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8446.htm" title="8446: lā·ṯūr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To seek out, spy out, explore. A primitive root; to meander about, especially for trade or reconnoitring."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ō·ḵe·leṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">devours</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šə·ḇe·hā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">its inhabitants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">we saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4060.htm" title="4060: mid·dō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Feminine of mad; properly, extension, i.e. Height or breadth; also a measure; hence a portion or a vestment; specifically, tribute.">are great in stature.</a> 33We 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!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-28.htm">Deuteronomy 1:28</a> Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’” <a href="/joshua/14-7.htm">Joshua 14:7-8</a> I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report. / Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Deuteronomy 9:1-2</a> Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens. / The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?” <a href="/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24-25</a> They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise. / They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD. <a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a> 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? ... <a href="/deuteronomy/1-26.htm">Deuteronomy 1:26-27</a> But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. / You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated. <a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a> and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. <a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-2</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-23.htm">Deuteronomy 9:23</a> And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him. <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Nehemiah 9:16-17</a> But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments. / They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:10</a> And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Deuteronomy 1:34-36</a> When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying, / “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers, / except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.” <a href="/psalms/78-22.htm">Psalm 78:22</a> because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation. <a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12</a> See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">Deuteronomy 1:19-21</a> And just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea, / I said: “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us. / See, the LORD your God has placed the land before you. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched to the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eats up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.brought<a href="/numbers/14-36.htm">Numbers 14:36,37</a> And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land, … <a href="/deuteronomy/1-28.htm">Deuteronomy 1:28</a> Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.<a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13</a> But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.a land<a href="/numbers/13-28.htm">Numbers 13:28</a> Nevertheless 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.<a href="/ezekiel/36-13.htm">Ezekiel 36:13</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;<a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Amos 2:9</a> Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.men of a greater stature.<a href="/2_samuel/21-20.htm">2 Samuel 21:20</a> And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.<a href="/1_chronicles/20-6.htm">1 Chronicles 20:6</a> And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/13-19.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/numbers/13-28.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-14.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/numbers/12-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/5-14.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Report</a> <a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Search</a> <a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Spied</a> <a href="/numbers/11-32.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Spy</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-13.htm">Stature</a> <a href="/numbers/11-7.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/14-36.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/23-24.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-24.htm">Eats</a> <a href="/numbers/14-27.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/numbers/14-14.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/numbers/14-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/14-7.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/numbers/14-15.htm">Report</a> <a href="/numbers/14-7.htm">Search</a> <a href="/numbers/14-6.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/numbers/14-6.htm">Spied</a> <a href="/numbers/16-39.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/numbers/14-7.htm">Spy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-26.htm">Stature</a> <a href="/numbers/15-24.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 13</div>1. <a href="/numbers/13-1.htm">The names of the men who were sent to search the land</a> 17. <a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Their instructions</a> 21. <a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Their acts</a> 26. <a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Their relation</a> </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'; 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This report was not just a factual account but was influenced by fear and disbelief. The "bad report" contrasts with God's earlier assurances of the land's goodness (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). This moment is pivotal as it leads to the Israelites' rebellion and subsequent 40 years of wandering in the wilderness (<a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33-34</a>).The land we explored devours its inhabitants: This phrase suggests a perception of danger and hostility in the land, possibly due to its challenging terrain or fierce inhabitants. The hyperbolic language indicates the spies' fear and exaggeration. Historically, Canaan was known for its fortified cities and warrior cultures, which could have contributed to this perception. Theologically, this reflects a lack of faith in God's power to overcome obstacles, contrasting with the faith of Caleb and Joshua (<a href="/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6-9</a>).And all the people we saw there are great in stature: The mention of the inhabitants' size likely refers to the Anakim, a race of giants mentioned in <a href="/deuteronomy/9-2.htm">Deuteronomy 9:2</a>. This description serves to amplify the fear and intimidation felt by the spies. Theologically, it highlights the Israelites' focus on human strength rather than divine power. This fear of giants is later addressed in David's encounter with Goliath, where faith in God triumphs over physical might (1 Samuel 17).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_spies.htm">The Spies</a> Twelve men, one from each tribe of Israel, were sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan. Their mission was to assess the land and its inhabitants. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of Israel, who were on the brink of entering the Promised Land, were the recipients of the spies' report. 3. <a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a> The land promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was described as a land flowing with milk and honey. 4. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, who sent the spies into Canaan to gather information about the land and its people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_bad_report.htm">The Bad Report</a> Ten of the twelve spies gave a negative report, instilling fear and doubt among the Israelites about their ability to conquer the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a> Words have the power to influence and shape perceptions. The negative report of the spies led to widespread fear and rebellion among the Israelites. As believers, we must be mindful of the words we speak and the reports we believe. <a href="/topical/f/faith_vs._fear.htm">Faith vs. Fear</a> The contrast between the ten spies and Joshua and Caleb highlights the battle between faith and fear. Trusting in God's promises requires courage and conviction, even when circumstances seem daunting. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_unbelief.htm">Consequences of Unbelief</a> The Israelites' failure to trust in God's promise resulted in a prolonged wilderness journey. Unbelief can hinder our spiritual progress and prevent us from experiencing God's blessings. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a> Leaders have a responsibility to guide others in faith and truth. The ten spies' failure to do so had dire consequences for the entire community. Christian leaders must lead with integrity and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 13</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_giants_in_archaeology.htm">What archaeological evidence confirms or contradicts the existence of giants (Numbers 13:33)? </a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_anakim_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Anakim mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_numbers_13_conflict_with_others.htm">Why do the accounts in Numbers 13 seem to conflict with other passages about the Promised Land’s inhabitants and geography? </a> <a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_40-year_wandering.htm">Numbers 32:13: If the Israelites truly wandered for forty years, why is there little to no archaeological evidence to confirm their extended presence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) A land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof.--Some understand by this phrase a land of scarcity, unable to support its inhabitants; others understand it as denoting an unhealthy land, in which sense it appears to be still used in the East. (See Roberts' Oriental Illustrations, p. 101, 8vo, 1844.) It seems more probable, however, that the allusion is to the strife and discord which prevailed amongst the various tribes who contended for its possession. (Comp. <a href="/leviticus/26-38.htm" title="And you shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.">Leviticus 26:38</a>.)Men of great stature.--Literally, men of measures (comp. <a href="/isaiah/45-14.htm" title="Thus said the LORD, The labor of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you, and they shall be yours: they shall come after you; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down to you, they shall make supplication to you, saying, Surely God is in you; and there is none else, there is no God.">Isaiah 45:14</a>), where the word middah, measure, occurs in the singular number, "men of stature." Such persons did undoubtedly exist in the land of Canaan, but there is no evidence that the inhabitants generally were of extraordinary size.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 32. - A land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof. This cannot mean that the people died of starvation, pestilence, or other natural causes, which would have been contrary to facts and to their own report. It must mean that the population was continually changing through internecine wars, and the incursions of fresh tribes from the surrounding wastes. The history of Palestine from first to last testifies to the constant presence of this d anger. The remarkable variation in the lists of tribes inhabiting Canaan may be thus accounted for. All the people... are men of great stature, אֲגְשֵׁי מִדּות "men of measures. " Septuagint, ἄνδρες ὑπερμήκεις. The "all" is an exaggeration very natural to men who had to justify the counsels of cowardice. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/13-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So they gave וַיּוֹצִ֜יאוּ (way·yō·w·ṣî·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the Israelites בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son a bad report דִּבַּ֤ת (dib·baṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1681.htm">Strong's 1681: </a> Whispering, defamation, evil report about the land הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land they had spied out: תָּר֣וּ (tā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8446.htm">Strong's 8446: </a> To meander, about, for, trade, reconnoitring “The land הָאָ֡רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land we explored עָבַ֨רְנוּ (‘ā·ḇar·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on devours אֹכֶ֤לֶת (’ō·ḵe·leṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat its inhabitants, יוֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙ (yō·wō·šə·ḇe·hā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֛ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock we saw רָאִ֥ינוּ (rā·’î·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see there בְתוֹכָ֖הּ (ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre are great in stature. מִדּֽוֹת׃ (mid·dō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4060.htm">Strong's 4060: </a> Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/13-32.htm">OT Law: Numbers 13:32 They brought up an evil report (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/13-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 13:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 13:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/13-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 13:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 13:33" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>