Numbers 13:27 “And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which y…”

Numbers 13:27

And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

World English Bible

They told him, and said, “We came to the land where you sent us. Surely it flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.

American Standard Version

And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us; and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they went and came to Moses and to Aaron and vnto al the Congregation of the children of Israel, in the wildernesse of Paran, to Kadesh, and brought to the, and to all the Congregation tydings, and shewed them the fruite of the lande.

Darby Translation

And they told him, and said, We came to the land to which thou didst send us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

Young's Literal Translation

And they recount to him, and say, 'We came in unto the land whither thou hast sent us, and also it [is] flowing with milk and honey — and this [is] its fruit;

Bible in Basic English

And they said, We came to the land where you sent us, and truly it is flowing with milk and honey: and here is some of the produce of it.

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Cross references

“And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.”

Exodus 3:8 Exodus 3:17 Exodus 13:5 Exodus 33:3 Deuteronomy 1:25–33 Deuteronomy 26:9

Exodus 3:8 · BSB

I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzi…

Exodus 3:17 · BSB

And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’

Exodus 13:5 · BSB

And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this se…

Exodus 33:3 · BSB

Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”

Deuteronomy 1:25–33 · BSB

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.”

Deuteronomy 26:9 · BSB

And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

26and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.

28Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.

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