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Deuteronomy 1:23-25
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 1:23-25
New English Translation
23 I thought this was a good idea,[a] so I sent[b] twelve men from among you, one from each tribe. 24 They left and went up to the hill country, coming to the Eshcol Valley,[c] which they scouted out. 25 Then they took[d] some of the produce of the land and carried it back down to us. They also brought a report to us, saying, “The land that the Lord our God is about to give us is good.”
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- Deuteronomy 1:23 tn Heb “the thing was good in my eyes.”
- Deuteronomy 1:23 tn Or “selected” (so NIV, NRSV, TEV); Heb “took.”
- Deuteronomy 1:24 tn Or “the Wadi Eshcol” (so NAB).sn The Eshcol Valley is a verdant valley near Hebron, still famous for its viticulture (cf. Num 13:22-23). The Hebrew name “Eshcol” means “trestle,” that is, the frame on which grape vines grow.
- Deuteronomy 1:25 tn The Hebrew text includes “in their hand,” which is unnecessary and somewhat redundant in English style.
Deuteronomy 1:23-25
New International Version
Deuteronomy 1:23-25
New International Version
23 The idea seemed good to me; so I selected(A) twelve of you, one man from each tribe. 24 They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshkol(B) and explored it. 25 Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it down to us and reported,(C) “It is a good land(D) that the Lord our God is giving us.”(E)
Deuteronomy 1:23-25
King James Version
Deuteronomy 1:23-25
King James Version
23 And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
24 And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us.
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Deuteronomy 1:23-25
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 1:23-25
English Standard Version
23 The thing seemed good to me, and (A)I took twelve men from you, one man from each tribe. 24 And (B)they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied it out. 25 And they took in their hands some of the fruit of the land and brought it down to us, and brought us word again and said, ‘It is a good land that the Lord our God is giving us.’
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