They headed for the hill country and came to the valley of Eshcol and explored it.
Parallel translations
- WEB They turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.
- KJV And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
- BSB They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land.
- ESV And they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied it out.
- NKJV And they departed and went up into the mountains, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.
- NASB Then they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.
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Quick answer
The spies went up into the hill country and reached the valley of Eshcol, exploring it. They carried out the mission as assigned.
Overview
The spies penetrated the land as far as the Valley of Eshcol, gathering firsthand knowledge of the territory God had promised. Their diligent exploration confirmed the land's reality and reach. Yet the very evidence they gathered would soon be twisted by fear into an excuse for unbelief, illustrating how the same facts can lead to faith or faithlessness depending on the heart's trust in God's word.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Num 13:21–27So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
- Josh 2:1–2Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.
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