KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Deuteronomy 1:25
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”
WEB World English Bible
They took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, “It is a good land which Yahweh our God gives to us.”
ASV American Standard Version
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 Jehovah our God giveth unto us.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they take with their hand of the fruit of the land, and bring down unto us, and bring us back word, and say, Good is the land which Jehovah our God is giving to us.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 1
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.
28 Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people [is] greater and taller than we; the cities [are] great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
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וַיִּקְח֤וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeבְיָדָם֙H3027 · yadhandמִפְּרִ֣יH6529 · pe.rifruitהָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוַיּוֹרִ֖דוּH3381 · ya.radto go downאֵלֵ֑ינוּH413 · elto(wards)וַיָּשִׁ֨בוּH7725 · shuvto return: returnאֹתָ֤נוּH853 · et[Obj.]דָבָר֙H1697 · da.varwordוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּH559 · a.marto sayטוֹבָ֣הH2896 · tovpleasantהָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichיְהוָ֥הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּH430 · e.lo.himGodנֹתֵ֥ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלָֽנוּ׃H9035 · nuus
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