Numbers 13:17
“¶ And Moses sent them to spie out the land of Canaan, and said vnto them, Get you by this way Southward, and goe vp into the mountaine:”
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Numbers 13:17 Context
15Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the sonne of Machi. 16These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spie out the land: and Moses called Oshea the sonne of Nun, Iehoshua. 17¶ And Moses sent them to spie out the land of Canaan, and said vnto them, Get you by this way Southward, and goe vp into the mountaine: 18And see the lande what it is, and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they bee strong or weake, fewe or many: 19And what the lande is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad, and what cities they bee that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds:
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Other Translations for Numbers 13:17
And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this [way] southward, and go up into the mountain:
- King James Version
When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he said to them, "Go up there into the Negev; then go up into the hill country.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way by the South, and go up into the hill-country:
- American Standard Version (1901)
So Moses sent them to have a look at the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up into the South and into the hill-country;
- Basic English Bible
And Moses sent them to search out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go up this way by the south and go up into the hill-country,
- Darby Bible
And Moses sent them to explore the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go ye up this way southward, and ascend the mountain:
- Webster's Bible
Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, "Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill country:
- World English Bible
And Moses sendeth them to spy the land of Canaan, and saith unto them, `Go ye up this [way] into the south, and ye have gone up the mountain,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them: 'Get you up here into the South, and go up into the mountains;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Numbers 13:17
13:17 Southward - Into the southern part of Canaan, which was the nearest part, and the worst too, being dry and desert, and therefore fit for them to enter and pass through with less observation. Into the mountain - Into the mountainous country, and thence into the valleys, and so take a survey of the whole land.