And Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying;

And the Lord spoke to Moshe, saying,

And the L-rd spoke to Moses, saying:

“Send, for yourself, men, and have them scout the Land of Cana’an, which I am giving to Bnei Yisroel; one man, one man each, for his father’s tribe you shall send them, each leader among them.”

Send thou men, that they may spy out the land of Kena῾an, which I give to the children of Yisra᾽el: of every tribe of their fathers shall you send a man, every one a ruler among them.

[The rationale of the juxtaposition of the episode of the spies with that of Miriam: These wicked ones beheld her being smitten for slandering her brother and they failed to take reproof (against slander) therefrom.] Send men at your volition [(I am not commanding you to do so, but if you wish to accede to Israel's request to send spies (see Deuteronomy 1:22), you may do so)], and have them spy out the land of Canaan which I am giving to the children of Israel. One man, respectively, for the tribe of his fathers shall you send, each a chief among them.

Moshe sent them from the desert of Paran by the word of Adonoy; all of them [were] men of distinction, they were the heads of Bnei Yisroel.

And Moshe by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Yisra᾽el.

And Moses sent them from the desert of Paran by leave of the L-rd, all [eminent] men, heads of the children of Israel, were they.

These are their names; for the tribe of Reuven, Shamua the son of Zaccur.

And these were their names: of the tribe of Re᾽uven, Shammua son of Zakkur.

And these are their names: Of the tribe of Reuven, Shamua ben Zakkur.

For the tribe of Shimon, Shafat the son of Chori.

Of the tribe of Shim῾on, Shafat son of Ḥori.

Of the tribe of Shimon, Shafat ben Chori.

For the tribe of Yehudah, Caleiv the son of Yefuneh.

Of the tribe of Yehuda, Kalev, son of Yefunne.

Of the tribe of Yehudah, Calev ben Yefuneh.

For the tribe of Yissachar, Yigal the son of Yoseif.

Of the tribe of Yissakhar, Yig᾽al son of Yosef.

Of the tribe of Yissachar, Yigal ben Yosef.

For the tribe of Ephraim, Hosheiah the son of Nun.

Of the tribe of Efrayim, Hoshea son of Nun.

Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea bin Nun.

For the tribe of Binyamin, Palti the son of Raphu.

Of the tribe of Binyamin, Palti, son of Rafu.

Of the tribe of Binyamin, Palti ben Rafu.

For the tribe of Zevulun, Gadiel the son of Sodi.

Of the tribe of Zevulun, Gaddi᾽el son of Sodi.

Of the tribe of Zevulun, Gadiel ben Sodi.

For the tribe of Yoseif, for the tribe of Menashe, Gadi the son of Susi.

Of the tribe of Yosef, that is of the tribe of Menashshe, Gaddi son of Susi.

Of the tribe of Joseph, of the tribe of Menasheh, Gadi ben Sussi.

For the tribe of Don, Amiel the son of Gemali.

Of the tribe of Dan, ῾Ammi᾽el son of Gemalli.

Of the tribe of Dan, Amiel ben Gamli.

For the tribe of Asher, Sesur the son of Michael.

Of the tribe of Asher, Setur son of Mikha᾽el.

Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur ben Michael.

For the tribe of Naftali, Nachbi the son of Vofsi.

Of the tribe of Naftali, Naĥbi, son of Vofsi.

Of the tribe of Naftali, Nachbi ben Vafsi.

For the tribe of Gad, Geu’el the son of Machi.

Of the tribe of Gad, Ge᾽u᾽el son of Makhi.

Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel ben Machi.

These are the names of the men whom Moshe sent to scout the land, and Moshe called Hosheiah the son of Nun, Yehoshua.

These are the names of the men whom Moshe sent to spy out the land. And Moshe called Hoshea son of Nun, Yehoshua.

These are the names of the men that Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea bin Nun "Yehoshua" [He prayed for him: "May the L-rd (Kah) save you (yoshiacha) from the counsel of the spies."]

Moshe sent them to scout the land of Cana’an and he said to them: “Go up this [way], to the south and go up to the mountain.

And Moshe sent them to spy out the land of Kena῾an, and he said to them, Go up this way by the south, and go up into the high land:

And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and he said to them [(like a merchant, showing the "poorer wares" first)]: Go up this (way) in the south, and ascend the mountain.

See what the land is; and the people living on it; are they strong or weak, if they are few or many;

and see the country, what it is; and the people who dwell in it, whether they are strong or weak, few or many;

And see what kind of land it is [(Some lands "breed" strong men; others, weak ones — some, large populations; others, small ones)]. And the people dwelling upon it — Are they strong or weak? Are they few or numerous?

and how is the land in which they live, is it good, or bad? And how are the cities in which they reside; are they open, or are they fortified ?

and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strongholds;

And what is the land that they dwell in? Is it good [i.e., Does it possess good and healthful springs and pools?] or bad? And what are the cities that they dwell in? Are they open or walled?

How is the land (soil) is it fat (rich) or lean (poor), does it have trees, or not? You shall strengthen yourselves, and you shall take some fruit of the land.” Those days were the days of the first ripening of the grapes.

and what the land is, whether fat or lean, whether there are trees in it, or not. And be of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

And what of the land? Is it fat or lean? Does it possess a "tree" [i.e., a worthy man, who will shield it in his merit], or not? And strengthen yourselves, and take of the fruit of the land. And the days were the days of the first-ripening of the grapes.

They went up and they scouted the land from the desert of Tzin until Rechov, at the entrance of Chamas.

So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Żin to Reĥov, on the way to Ḥamat.

And they went up and spied out the land, from the desert of Tzin until Rechov, approaching Chamath [i.e., they traversed its boundaries, length and width — the southern boundary, east to west, and the western boundary until its northern tip (see 34:7-8)].

They went up, into the southern part [of the land] and [he] came to Chevron; and there, were Achiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the offspring of the giant. [The city of] Chevron was built seven years before the city of Tzo’an in Egypt.

And they ascended into the Negev, and came to Ḥevron, where Aĥiman, Sheshay, and Talmay, the children of ῾Anaq, were. (Now Ḥevron was built seven years before Żo῾an in Miżrayim.)

And they went up in the south, and he [Calev] came until Chevron [(He prostrated himself on the graves of the patriarchs to be saved from the counsel of the spies)]. And there, were Achiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of the giant. And Chevron [the lowest-grade soil in Canaan] was superior, seven-fold to Tzoan [the highest-grade soil] in Egypt.

They came until the Valley of Eshkol, and from there they cut off a branch and one cluster of grapes, and they carried it between two on a pole, [and they took] some pomegranates and some figs.

And they came to the wadi of Eshkol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they carried it between two on a pole; and they brought of the pomegranates, and the figs.

And they came to the river-bed of Eshkol, and they cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes [on it], and they [eight of them] carried it by pole, on two [poles], and (they took) of the pomegranates [one man carrying them], and of the figs [another carrying them, (Joshua and Calev carrying nothing, the entire intent of the spies being to draw an analogy from the "awesomeness" of the fruit to that of the inhabitants)].

That place they called the Valley of Eshkol, because of the event of the cluster that Bnei Yisroel cut from there.

The place was called the wadi of Eshkol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Yisra᾽el cut down from there.

That place was called the river bed of Eshkol (cluster) because of the cluster that the children of Israel cut from there.

They returned from spying the land, at the end of forty days.

And they returned from searching the land after forty days.

And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.

They went and came to Moshe and Aharon and to the entire congregation of Bnei Yisroel [that came] to the desert of Paran, in Kadeish. They brought word back to them, and to the entire congregation, and they showed them the fruit of the land.

And they went and came to Moshe and to Aharon, and to all the congregation of the children of Yisra᾽el, to the wilderness of Paran, to Qadesh; and brought back word to them, and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.

And they went and they came [(Just as their coming was with evil counsel, so had been their going)], to Moses and to Aaron and to the entire congregation of the children of Israel, to the desert of Paran, to Kadesh; and they returned word to them [to Moses and Aaron] and to the entire congregation, and they showed them the fruits of the land.

They recounted to him, and they said: “We came into the land into which you sent us, and it indeed flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.

And they told him, and said, We came to the land where thou didst send us, and indeed it flows with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

And they told him and they said: We came to the land to which you sent us, and it is, indeed, flowing with milk and honey, and these are its fruits. [(Any falsehood which does not contain an element of truth in the beginning will not endure in the end.)]

However, the nation is mighty, those who inhabit the land, and the cities are greatly fortified to the utmost, and we also saw the offspring of the giant over there.

But the people are strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are fortified, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of ῾Anaq there.

But the people are strong, who dwell in the land, and the cities are fortified, very great; and also the children of the giant did we see there.

Amalek dwells in the southern part of the land, the Chiti, Yevusi and Emori dwell in the mountain and the Cana’ani dwell by the sea and next to the Yardein.”

῾Amaleq dwells in the land of the Negev: and the Ḥitti, and the Yevusi, and the Emori dwell in the mountain: and the Kena῾ani dwell by the sea and by the side of the Yarden.

Amalek dwells in the land of the south [(Because they had already been "burnt" by Amalek, the spies mentioned them (first) in order to intimidate the people)], and the Chitti and the Yevussi and the Emori dwell in the mountain, and the Canaani dwell [right] by the sea and by the Jordan [and you will not be able to cross].

Caleiv silenced the people to [hear about] Moshe, and he said: “We can surely go up [to the land] and we shall possess it for we are surely able to overcome it.”

And Kalev stilled the people before Moshe, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.

And Calev silenced the people [to hear (as they thought) what he would speak] against Moses. And he said: [Even if he (Moses) told us: Go up to heaven (with ladders)], we would go up and we would inherit it, for we would prevail against it.

But the men who went up with him said: “We are not able to go up against the nation, for they are more powerful than we.”

But the men who went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

And the men who went up with him said: We shall not be able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than He.

They spread slander about the land that they had scouted, to Bnei Yisroel, saying: “The land through which we have passed to scout it, is a land which consumes its inhabitants; and every one of the people we saw in it, are men of dimensions.

And they spread an evil report of the land which they had spied out to the children of Yisra᾽el, saying, The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.

And they gave out the evil report of the land which they had spied out to the children of Israel, saying: The land which we passed through to spy out is a land which consumes its inhabitants [i.e., we found them burying the dead wherever we passed (The Holy One Blessed be He had done this for their good, to preoccupy the natives with their dead so that they not pay heed to the spies!)], and all of the people that we saw in it are men of [great] dimensions.

There we saw the giants, the sons of the giant, of the Nephilim, and we were like grasshoppers in our eyes, and so we appeared in their eyes.”

And there we saw the Nefilim, the sons of ῾Anaq who come of the Nefilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

And there we saw the Nefilim ("fallen ones") [giants of the sons of Shamchazai and Azael, who had fallen from heaven in the generation of Enosh], the sons of Anak, from the Nefilim, ["dwarfing" (ma'anikim) the sun with their height]. And we were in our eyes like grasshoppers, and so were we in their eyes [(We heard them saying: "There are ants in the vineyards that look like men!")]