Shlach, שְׁלַח-לְךָ

Passages

Torah: Numbers 13:21 - 14:7
Gospel: ?

Torah — Numbers 13:21 - 14:7

13:21 So they went up and explored the land from the desert of Zin until Rehob, at Lebo Hamath.

13:22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai the descendants of the Anakites were. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

13:23 And they came up to the valley of Eshcol, and they cut off a vine branch and one cluster of grapes from there; they carried it on a pole between two men, with pomegranates and figs.

13:24 That place he called the valley of Eshcol on account of the cluster of grapes that the Israelites cut off from there.

13:25 The Spies Return They returned from exploring the land at the end of forty days.

13:26 And they came to Moses and Aaron and to the entire community of the Israelites in the desert of Paran at Kadesh; they brought back word to them and to all the community, and they showed them the fruit of the land.

13:27 And they told him, “We came to the land that you sent us, and it is flowing of milk and honey; this is its fruit.

13:28 Yet the people who are inhabiting it are strong and the cities are fortified and very large; moreover, we saw the descendants of the Anakites there.

13:29 The Amalekites are living in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and the Amorites are living in the hill country; and the Canaanites are living at the sea and on the banks of the Jordan.”

13:30 And Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “Surely, let us go up and let us take possession of it because surely we will be able to prevail over it.”

13:31 And the men who went up with him said, “We are not able to go up to the people because they are stronger than us.”

13:32 And they presented the report of the land that they explored to the Israelites, saying, “The land that we went through to explore is a land that eats its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in its midst are men of great size.

13:33 There we saw the Nephilim (the descendants of Anak came from the Nephilim), and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their eyes.”

14:1 The People Complain Then all the community lifted up their voices, and the people wept during that night.

14:2 And all the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and all the community said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt or in this desert!

14:3 Why did Yahweh bring us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little children will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?”

14:4 They said to each other, “Let us appoint a leader, and we will return to Egypt.”

14:5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before the assembly of the community of the Israelites.

14:6 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, from the explorers of the land, tore their garments.

14:7 And they said to all the community of the Israelites, “The land that we went through to explore is an exceptionally good land.

13:21 So the men went up and checked out the land. They went from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob. It was in the direction of Lebo Hamath.

13:22 They went up through the Negev Desert and came to Hebron. That’s where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai lived. They belonged to the family line of Anak. Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan. Zoan was a city in Egypt.

13:23 The men came to the Valley of Eshcol. There they cut off a branch that had a single bunch of grapes on it. Two of them carried it on a pole between them. They carried some pomegranates and figs along with it.

13:24 That place was called the Valley of Eshcol. That’s because the men of Israel cut off a bunch of grapes there.

13:25 At the end of 40 days, the men returned from checking out the land.

13:26 The Men Report on What They Found The men came back to Moses, Aaron and the whole community of Israel. The people were at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There the men reported to Moses and Aaron and all of the people. They showed them the fruit of the land.

13:27 They gave Moses their report. They said, “We went into the land you sent us to. It really does have plenty of milk and honey! Here’s some fruit from the land.

13:28 “But the people who live there are powerful. Their cities have high walls around them and are very large. We even saw members of the family line of Anak there.

13:29 The Amalekites live in the Negev Desert. The Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the central hill country. The Canaanites live near the Mediterranean Sea. They also live along the Jordan River.”

13:30 Then Caleb interrupted the men who were speaking to Moses. He said, “We should go up and take the land. We can certainly do it.”

13:31 But the men who had gone up with him spoke. They said, “We can’t attack those people. They are stronger than we are.”

13:32 The men spread a bad report about the land among the people of Israel. They said, “The land we checked out destroys those who live in it. All of the people we saw there are very big and tall.

13:33 We saw the Nephilim there. We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes. And that’s also how we seemed to them.” The children of Anak came from the Nephilim.

14:1 The People Refuse to Obey the Lord That night all of the people in the community raised their voices. They sobbed out loud.

14:2 The people of Israel spoke against Moses and Aaron. The whole community said to them, “We wish we had died in Egypt or even in this desert.

14:3 Why is the Lord bringing us to this land? We’re going to be killed with swords. Our enemies will capture our wives and children. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?”

14:4 They said to one another, “We should choose another leader. We should go back to Egypt.”

14:5 Then Moses and Aaron fell with their faces to the ground. They did it in front of the whole community of Israel that was gathered there.

14:6 Joshua, the son of Nun, tore his clothes. So did Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. Joshua and Caleb were two of the men who had checked out the land.

14:7 They spoke to the whole community of Israel. They said, “We passed through the land and checked it out. It’s very good.

Shlach, שְׁלַח-לְךָ — 4/18/26

Passages

Torah — Numbers 13:21 - 14:7

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Passages

Torah — Numbers 13:21 - 14:7

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