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Berean Standard Bible

“So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.”

Numbers 13:32

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Moses sends twelve men, one from each tribe, to explore Canaan. They return after forty days with fruit from the land, and ten of them give a discouraging report while Caleb and Joshua urge trust in God.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.

World English Bible (WEB)

They brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out to the children of Israel, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people who we saw in it are men of great stature.

King James Version (KJV)

And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they gave the children of Israel a bad account of the land they had been to see, saying, This land through which we went is a land causing destruction to those living in it; and all the people we saw there are men of more than common size.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas los varones que subieron con él, dijeron: No podremos subir contra aquel pueblo; porque es más fuerte que nosotros.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

De modo que el informe de la mayoría de los exploradores fue negativo: ―La tierra está llena de guerreros, los pueblos que la habitan son poderosos,

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