{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/numbers/13","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T04:14:43.524Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Numbers","bookSlug":"numbers","chapter":13,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":12,"nextChapter":14,"totalChapters":36,"totalVerses":33},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men <i>were</i> heads of the children of Israel."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And these <i>were</i> their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Of the tribe of Joseph, <i>namely</i>, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"These <i>are</i> the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this <i>way</i> southward, and go up into the mountain:"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And see the land, what it <i>is</i>; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they <i>be</i> strong or weak, few or many;"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And what the land <i>is</i> that they dwell in, whether it <i>be</i> good or bad; and what cities <i>they be</i> that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And what the land <i>is</i>, whether it <i>be</i> 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 <i>was</i> the time of the firstripe grapes."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, <i>were</i>. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"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 <i>they brought</i> of the pomegranates, and of the figs."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And they returned from searching of the land after forty days."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this <i>is</i> the fruit of it."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Nevertheless the people <i>be</i> strong that dwell in the land, and the cities <i>are</i> walled, <i>and</i> very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they <i>are</i> stronger than we."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"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, <i>is</i> a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it <i>are</i> men of a great stature."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, <i>which come</i> of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight."}],"citation":{"inline":"Numbers 13 (KJV)","markdown":"[Numbers 13](https://primebible.com/kjv/numbers/13)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/numbers/13 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}