Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it down to us and reported, “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.” New Living Translation They picked some of its fruit and brought it back to us. And they reported, ‘The land the LORD our God has given us is indeed a good land.’ English Standard Version And they took in their hands some of the fruit of the land and brought it down to us, and brought us word again and said, ‘It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.’ 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.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version They also took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they brought back word to us, saying, ‘It is a good land which the LORD our God is giving us.’ New American Standard Bible And they took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us. They also brought us back a report and said, ‘The land that the LORD our God is about to give us is good.’ NASB 1995 “Then they took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they brought us back a report and said, ‘It is a good land which the LORD our God is about to give us.’ NASB 1977 “Then they took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they brought us back a report and said, ‘It is a good land which the LORD our God is about to give us.’ Legacy Standard Bible Then they took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they brought word back to us and said, ‘It is a good land which Yahweh our God is about to give us.’ Amplified Bible Then they took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they reported back to us, and said, ‘It is a good land which the LORD our God is about to give us.’ Christian Standard Bible They took some of the fruit from the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us back a report: ‘The land the LORD our God is giving us is good.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible They took some of the fruit from the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us back a report: ‘The land the LORD our God is giving us is good.’” 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. Contemporary English Version and even brought back some of the fruit. They said, "The LORD our God is giving us good land." English Revised 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 giveth unto us. GOD'S WORD® Translation They took some of the region's fruit with them and brought it back to us. They reported, "The land that the LORD our God is giving us is good." Good News Translation They brought us back some fruit they found there, and reported that the land which the LORD our God was giving us was very fertile. International Standard Version They hand-picked some of the fruit of the land, brought it down to us, and gave a report that said, 'The land which the LORD is about to give us is good.'" Majority 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.? NET Bible Then they took some of the produce of the land and carried it back down to us. They also brought a report to us, saying, "The land that the LORD our God is about to give us is good." New Heart 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 the LORD our God gives to us." Webster's Bible Translation And 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 the LORD our God doth give us. World English Bible They took some 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they take in their hand from the fruit of the land, and bring [it] down to us, and bring us back word, and say, The land is good which our God YHWH is giving to us. 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. Smith's Literal Translation And they will take in their hand from the fruit of the land, and they will come down to us and will turn us back word, and will say, A good land which Jehovah our God gave to us. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTaking of the fruits thereof, to shew its fertility, they brought them to us, and said: The land is good, which the Lord our God will give us. Catholic Public Domain Version having taken from its fruits in order to show its fertility, they brought these to us, and they said: ‘The land that the Lord our God will give to us is good.’ New American Bible Then, taking along some of the fruit of the land, they brought it down to us and reported, “The land the LORD, our God, is giving us is good.” New Revised Standard Version and gathered some of the land’s produce, which they brought down to us. They brought back a report to us, and said, “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and they brought us word again and said to us, It is a good land which the LORD our God does give to us. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they took some fruit of the land with their hands and they brought it to us and they gave us a statement and they said: ‘To us the land is good that LORD JEHOVAH our God gives us.’ OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us back word, and said: 'Good is the land which the LORD our God giveth unto us.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And they took in their hands of the fruit of the land, and brought it to you, and said, The land is good which the Lord our God gives us. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Twelve Spies Sent Out…24They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land. 25They 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.” Cross References 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! Numbers 13:23-24 When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs. / Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol. Numbers 14:7-8 and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. / If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us. Joshua 2:23-24 Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them. / “The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.” Nehemiah 9:25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. Psalm 106:24 They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise. Hebrews 3:16-19 For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ... Hebrews 4:1-2 Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it. Numbers 14:6-9 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes / and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. / If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us. ... Joshua 5:6 For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. Psalm 95:8-11 do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work. / For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” ... 1 Corinthians 10:5-6 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. Numbers 13:1-2 And the LORD said to Moses, / “Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.” Numbers 14:11 And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them? Deuteronomy 8:7-9 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper. Treasury of Scripture And 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 the LORD our God does give us. Jump to Previous Account Hand Hands Reported WordJump to Next Account Hand Hands Reported WordDeuteronomy 1 1. Moses' speech in the end of the fortieth year6. briefly rehearsing the history of God's sending them from Horeb 14. of giving them officers 19. of sending the spies to search the land 34. of his anger for their incredulity 41. and disobedience They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands This phrase highlights the tangible evidence of the land's fertility and abundance. The Hebrew word for "fruit" is "פְּרִי" (peri), which signifies not only physical produce but also the potential for prosperity and blessing. The act of taking the fruit in their hands symbolizes a direct encounter with God's promise, a physical manifestation of His provision. In a historical context, this act served as a powerful testimony to the Israelites, affirming the richness of the Promised Land, which was a stark contrast to their years of wandering in the wilderness. carried it down to us and brought us word It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us Hebrew They tookוַיִּקְח֤וּ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take some of the fruit מִפְּרִ֣י (mip·pə·rî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6529: Fruit of the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land in their hands, בְיָדָם֙ (ḇə·yā·ḏām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3027: A hand carried it down וַיּוֹרִ֖דוּ (way·yō·w·ri·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend to us, אֵלֵ֑ינוּ (’ê·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to and brought us וַיָּשִׁ֨בוּ (way·yā·ši·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again word: דָבָר֙ (ḏā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause “It is a good טוֹבָ֣ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative is giving נֹתֵ֥ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set us.” לָֽנוּ׃ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew Links Deuteronomy 1:25 NIVDeuteronomy 1:25 NLT Deuteronomy 1:25 ESV Deuteronomy 1:25 NASB Deuteronomy 1:25 KJV Deuteronomy 1:25 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 1:25 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 1:25 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 1:25 French Bible Deuteronomy 1:25 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 1:25 They took of the fruit (Deut. 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