KJV King James Version
And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Deuteronomy 1:24
And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land.
WEB World English Bible
and they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.
ASV American Standard Version
and they turned and went up into the hill-country, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And they turn and go up to the hill-country, and come in unto the valley of Eshcol, and spy it,
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 1
21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up [and] possess [it], as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
22 And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
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.
26 Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:
27 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
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Numbers 13:21-27So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.Joshua 2:1-2And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
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