27 And they went and came to Moses and to Aaron, and unto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, in the wilderness of [a]Paran, to Kadesh, and brought to them, and to all the Congregation tidings, and showed them the fruit of the land.

28 And they told [b]him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou hast sent us, and surely it floweth with (A)milk and honey: and here is of the fruit of it.

29 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled and exceeding great: and moreover, we saw the [c]sons of Anak there.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 13:27 Called also Kadesh Barnea.
  2. Numbers 13:28 That is, Moses.
  3. Numbers 13:29 Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, whom Caleb slew afterward, Josh. 11:21, 22.

27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey!(A) Here is its fruit.(B) 28 But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large.(C) We even saw descendants of Anak(D) there.(E) 29 The Amalekites(F) live in the Negev; the Hittites,(G) Jebusites(H) and Amorites(I) live in the hill country;(J) and the Canaanites(K) live near the sea and along the Jordan.(L)

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