²¹ So they went up and scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin^[a] as far as Rehob^[b] near the entrance to Hamath.^{[c] 22} They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak,^(A) were living. Hebron was built seven years before Zoan^(B) in Egypt. ²³ When they came to the Valley of Eshcol,^(C) they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which was carried on a pole by two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.^{(D) 24} That place was called the Valley of Eshcol^[d] because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there. ²⁵ At the end of 40 days^(E) they returned from scouting out the land.

Report about Canaan

²⁶ The men went back to Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for them and the whole community, and they showed them the fruit of the land.^{(F) 27} They reported to Moses: “We went into the land where you sent us. Indeed it is flowing with milk and honey,^(G) and here is some of its fruit. ²⁸ However, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified.^(H) We also saw the descendants of Anak^(I) there. ²⁹ The Amalekites^(J) are living in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”

³⁰ Then Caleb^(K) quieted the people in the presence of Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land because we can certainly conquer it!”

³¹ But the men who had gone up with him responded, “We can’t go up against the people because they are stronger than we are!” ³² So they gave a negative report to the Israelites about the land they had scouted: “The land we passed through to explore is one that devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw in it are men of great size.

²⁸ “At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and store it within your gates. ²⁹ Then the Levite, who has no portion or inheritance among you, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come, eat, and be satisfied.^(A) And the Lord your God will bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.^(B)

The Tenth in the Third Year

¹² “When you have finished paying all the tenth of your produce in the third year,^(A) the year of the tenth, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied. ¹³ Then you will say in the presence of the Lord your God: