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Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.&#8221 (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.) <a href="/nlt/numbers/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> Is the soil fertile or poor? Are there many trees? Do your best to bring back samples of the crops you see.” (It happened to be the season for harvesting the first ripe grapes.) <a href="/esv/numbers/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether there are trees in it or not. Be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes. <a href="/bsb/numbers/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.) <a href="/kjv/numbers/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/13.htm">New King James Version</a> whether the land is rich or poor; and whether there are forests there or not. Be of good courage. And bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And how is the land, is it productive or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? And show yourselves courageous and get some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes. <a href="/nasb/numbers/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220How is the land, is it fat or lean? Are there trees in it or not? Make an effort then to get some of the fruit of the land.&#8221 Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And how is the land, is it fat or lean? Are there trees in it or not? Make an effort then to get some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes. <a href="/lsb/numbers/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And how is the land, is it fat or lean? Are there trees in it or not? Make an effort then to get some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes. <a href="/amp/numbers/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and what the land is, whether it is fat (productive) or lean, whether there is timber on it or not. Make an effort to get some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes. <a href="/csb/numbers/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Is the land fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous. Bring back some fruit from the land.” It was the season for the first ripe grapes. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Is the land fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous. Bring back some fruit from the land.&#8221 It was the season for the first ripe grapes. <a href="/asv/numbers/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes. <a href="/erv/numbers/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> and what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes. <a href="/gwt/numbers/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Is the soil rich or poor? Does the land have trees or not? Do your best to bring back some fruit from the land." (It was the season when grapes were beginning to ripen.) <a href="/gnt/numbers/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> Find out whether the soil is fertile and whether the land is wooded. And be sure to bring back some of the fruit that grows there." (It was the season when grapes were beginning to ripen.) <a href="/isv/numbers/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> Examine the farmland, whether it's fertile or barren, and see if there are fruit-bearing trees in it or not. Be very courageous, and bring back some samples of the fruit of the land." As it was, that time of year was the season for the first fruits of the grape harvest. <a href="/msb/numbers/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.) <a href="/net/numbers/13.htm">NET Bible</a> and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether or not there are forests in it. And be brave, and bring back some of the fruit of the land." Now it was the time of year for the first ripe grapes. <a href="/nheb/numbers/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood in it, or not. Be courageous, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes." <a href="/wbt/numbers/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And what the land is, whether it is fertile or barren, whether there is wood in it, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes. <a href="/web/numbers/13.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And what the land [is], whether it [is] fat or lean; whether there is wood in it or not; and you have strengthened yourselves, and have taken of the fruit of the land”; now the days [are] days of the first-fruits of grapes. <a href="/ylt/numbers/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And what the land is, whether it is fat or lean; whether there is wood in it or not; and ye have strengthened yourselves, and have taken of the fruit of the land;' and the days are days of the first-fruits of grapes. <a href="/slt/numbers/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And what the land, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is in it wood or not And be strong, and take from the fruit of the land. And the days, the days of the first-fruits of the grapes.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The ground, fat or barren, woody or without trees. Be of good courage, and bring us of the fruits of the land. Now it was the time when the first ripe grapes are fit to be eaten. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 13:21> the soil, rich or barren, forested or without trees. Be strong, and bring us some of the fruits of the land.” Now it was the time when the first ripe grapes were ready to be eaten. <a href="/nabre/numbers/13.htm">New American Bible</a> Is the soil fertile or barren, wooded or clear? And do your best to get some of the fruit of the land.” It was then the season for early grapes. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and whether the land is rich or poor, and whether there are trees in it or not. Be bold, and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now it was the season of the first ripe grapes.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Be of good courage, and bring some of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> If it is fertile or trees are in it or not.” And they were strengthened and carried some fruit of the land, and the days were the days of first fruits of grapes.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land.'--Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.-- <a href="/sep/numbers/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And what the land is, whether rich or poor; whether there are trees in it or no: and ye shall persevere and take of the fruits of the land: and the days were the days of spring, the forerunners of the grape. <a href="/parallel/numbers/13-20.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=4110" 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 Spies Explore Canaan</a> …19Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications? 20<a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ū·māh (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. "></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.">Is the soil</a> <a href="/hebrew/8082.htm" title="8082: haš·šə·mê·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Greasy, gross, rich. From shaman; greasy, i.e. Gross; figuratively, rich.">fertile</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7330.htm" title="7330: rā·zāh (Adj-fs) -- Lean. From razah; thin.">unproductive?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: hă·yêš- (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">Are there</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">in it</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’a·yin (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">not?</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: wə·hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq·tem (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">Be courageous,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ū·lə·qaḥ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and bring back</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/3117.htm" title="3117: wə·hay·yā·mîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">(It was the season</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1061.htm" title="1061: bik·kū·rê (N-mpc) -- First fruits. From bakar; the first-fruits of the crop.">for the first ripe</a> <a href="/hebrew/6025.htm" title="6025: ‘ă·nā·ḇîm (N-mp) -- A grape. From an unused root probably meaning to bear fruit; a grape.">grapes.)</a> 21So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.…<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/1-24.htm">Deuteronomy 1:24-25</a> They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land. / 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.” <a href="/joshua/2-1.htm">Joshua 2:1-24</a> Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. / And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.” / So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.” ... <a href="/joshua/6-25.htm">Joshua 6:25</a> And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day. <a href="/hebrews/11-31.htm">Hebrews 11:31</a> By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient. <a href="/james/2-25.htm">James 2:25</a> In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route? <a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Deuteronomy 11:10-12</a> For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden. / But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven. / It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year. <a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Nehemiah 9:25</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6</a> On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Ezekiel 20:15</a> Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands— <a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Matthew 7:16-20</a> By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. ... <a href="/john/4-35.htm">John 4:35-38</a> Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. / Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. / For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. ... <a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-8</a> “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ... <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a> But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. <a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a> Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be you of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes.whether it be<a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Nehemiah 9:25,35</a> And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness… <a href="/ezekiel/34-14.htm">Ezekiel 34:14</a> I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.good courage<a href="/numbers/13-30.htm">Numbers 13:30,31</a> And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it… <a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6-8,23</a> Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee… <a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Joshua 1:6,9</a> Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them… the first-ripe<a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Numbers 13:23,24</a> And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs… <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1</a> Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/23-26.htm">Barren</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-5.htm">Best</a> <a href="/james/5-8.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/jude/1-3.htm">Effort</a> <a href="/numbers/5-30.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-20.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/numbers/10-21.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/exodus/22-29.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/numbers/9-13.htm">Season</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/numbers/13-18.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/numbers/12-12.htm">Time</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/numbers/13-19.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/7-14.htm">Barren</a> <a href="/numbers/15-6.htm">Best</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-19.htm">Effort</a> <a href="/numbers/14-24.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-14.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/numbers/17-8.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/numbers/28-2.htm">Season</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-10.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/numbers/14-30.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/numbers/14-14.htm">Time</a> <a href="/numbers/24-6.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/numbers/15-32.htm">Wood</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'; </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/numbers/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Is the soil fertile or unproductive? This question reflects the importance of agriculture in ancient Israelite society. Fertile soil was crucial for sustaining life and prosperity. The Promised Land was often described as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>), indicating its potential for abundance. The fertility of the land would confirm God's promise to give the Israelites a prosperous homeland. This inquiry also echoes the blessings and curses associated with the land's productivity found in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.Are there trees in it or not? Trees were a sign of a healthy ecosystem and provided essential resources such as food, shade, and wood. The presence of trees would indicate a well-watered and fertile land. In biblical symbolism, trees often represent life and prosperity (<a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>). The question about trees also connects to the Garden of Eden, where trees were central to the narrative of life and knowledge (<a href="/genesis/2-9.htm">Genesis 2:9</a>).Be courageous and bring back some of the fruit of the land. The command to be courageous underscores the potential challenges and fears the spies might face. Courage is a recurring biblical theme, often associated with faith in God's promises (<a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a>). Bringing back fruit would serve as tangible evidence of the land's fertility and God's faithfulness. This act of bringing back fruit can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament's emphasis on bearing spiritual fruit (<a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a>).(It was the season for the first ripe grapes.) The timing of the reconnaissance mission during the grape harvest provides a specific historical and agricultural context. The first ripe grapes typically appear in late summer, around July or August, indicating the time of year. This detail highlights the land's potential for producing valuable crops. Grapes and vineyards are significant in biblical imagery, often symbolizing joy, abundance, and God's blessing (<a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). The mention of grapes also foreshadows the New Testament, where Jesus refers to Himself as the true vine (<a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites who instructed the spies to explore the land of Canaan. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_spies.htm">The Spies</a> A group of twelve men, one from each tribe of Israel, sent to scout the land of Canaan. 3. <a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a> The Promised Land that God had assured to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_season_of_first_ripe_grapes.htm">The Season of First Ripe Grapes</a> This indicates the time of year, likely late summer, when the first fruits were ready for harvest, symbolizing the abundance of the land. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_land's_fertility.htm">The Land's Fertility</a> A key aspect of the spies' mission was to assess the productivity and potential of the land, which was crucial for the Israelites' future settlement.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_obedience.htm">Courage in Obedience</a> The spies were instructed to be courageous. In our lives, God often calls us to step out in faith, trusting in His promises despite uncertainties. <a href="/topical/a/assessing_spiritual_fruitfulness.htm">Assessing Spiritual Fruitfulness</a> Just as the spies assessed the land's productivity, we are called to examine our lives for spiritual fruit, ensuring we are living in alignment with God's will. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a> The land's fertility was a testament to God's provision. We should trust that God will provide for our needs as we follow His guidance. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_perspective.htm">The Importance of Perspective</a> The spies' report was influenced by their perspective. We must choose to see our circumstances through the lens of faith rather than fear. <a href="/topical/s/seasonal_awareness.htm">Seasonal Awareness</a> Recognizing the "season" we are in spiritually can help us understand God's timing and purposes in our lives.<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/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are 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/can_grapes_grow_so_large_two_men_carry.htm">How is it scientifically plausible for grapes to grow large enough to require two men to carry a single cluster (Numbers 13:23)?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_show_approval_worthiness.htm">What does the Fig Tree Prophecy entail?</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>(20) Now the time . . . --The first grapes ripen in Palestine as early as August, or even July, although the vintage does not take place until September or October.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - And what the land is. It is impossible to suppose that Moses needed himself to be informed on such particulars as are here mentioned. The intercourse between Egypt and Palestine was comparatively easy and frequent (see on Genesis 1:7), and no educated Hebrew could have failed to make himself acquainted with the main features of his fathers' home. We may see in these instructions a confirmation of the statement in <a href="/deuteronomy/1.htm">Deuteronomy 1</a>, that it was at the desire of the people, and for their satisfaction, that the spies were sent. The time of the first-ripe grapes. The end of July: the regular vintage is a month or more later. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/13-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Is the soil הָ֠אָרֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land fertile הַשְּׁמֵנָ֨ה (haš·šə·mê·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8082.htm">Strong's 8082: </a> Greasy, gross, rich or אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not unproductive? רָזָ֗ה (rā·zāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7330.htm">Strong's 7330: </a> Thin Are there הֲיֵֽשׁ־ (hă·yêš-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> Being, substance, existence, is trees עֵץ֙ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood in it בָּ֥הּ (bāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> or אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not not? אַ֔יִן (’a·yin) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle Be courageous, וְהִ֨תְחַזַּקְתֶּ֔ם (wə·hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer and bring back וּלְקַחְתֶּ֖ם (ū·lə·qaḥ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take some of the fruit מִפְּרִ֣י (mip·pə·rî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> Fruit of the land.” הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land (It was the season וְהַ֨יָּמִ֔ים (wə·hay·yā·mîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day for the first ripe בִּכּוּרֵ֥י (bik·kū·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1061.htm">Strong's 1061: </a> The first-fruits of the crop grapes.) עֲנָבִֽים׃ (‘ă·nā·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6025.htm">Strong's 6025: </a> A grape <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/13-20.htm">Numbers 13:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/13-20.htm">Numbers 13:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/13-20.htm">Numbers 13:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/13-20.htm">Numbers 13:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/13-20.htm">Numbers 13:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/13-20.htm">Numbers 13:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/13-20.htm">Numbers 13:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/13-20.htm">Numbers 13:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/13-20.htm">Numbers 13:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/13-20.htm">Numbers 13:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/13-20.htm">OT Law: Numbers 13:20 And what the land is whether it (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/13-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 13:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 13:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/13-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 13:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 13:21" /></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>