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[1] And the puple yede forth fro Asseroth, whanne the tentis weren set in the deseert of Pharan.
[2] And there the Lord spak to Moises,
[3] and seide, Sende thou men that schulen biholde the lond of Canaan, which Y schal yyue to the sones of Israel, of ech lynage o man of the princes.
[4] Moises dide that that the Lord comaundide, and sente fro the deseert of Pharan princes, men of whiche these ben the names.
[5] Of the lynage of Ruben, Semmya, the sone of Zectur.
[6] Of the lynage of Symeon, Saphat, the sone of Hury.
[7] Of the lynage of Juda, Caleph, the sone of Jephone.
[8] Of the lynage of Isachar, Igal, the sone of Joseph.
[9] Of the lynage of Effraym, Osee, the sone of Nun.
[10] Of the lynage of Beniamyn, Phalti, the sone of Raphu.
[11] Of the lynage of Zabulon, Gediel, the sone of Sodi.
[12] Of the lynage of Joseph, of the gouernaunce of Manasses, Gaddi, the sone of Susy.
[13] Of the lynage of Dan, Amyel, the sone of Gemalli.
[14] Of the lynage of Aser, Sur, the sone of Mychael.
[15] Of the lynage of Neptalym, Nabdi, the sone of Napsi.
[16] Of the lynage of Gad, Guel, the sone of Machi.
[17] These ben the names of men, which Moises sente to biholde the lond of Canaan; and he clepide Osee, the sone of Nun, Josue.
[18] Therfor Moises sente hem to biholde the lond of Canaan, and seide to hem, `Stie ye bi the south coost; and whanne ye comen to the hillis,
[19] biholde ye the lond, what maner lond it is; and biholde ye the puple which is the dwellere therof, whether it is strong, ethir feble, `whether thei ben fewe in noumbre, ether manye;
[20] whether that lond is good, ethir yuel; what maner citees ben, wallid, ether without wallis;
[21] whether the lond is fat, ether bareyn, `whether it is ful of woodis, ethir without trees. Be ye coumfortid, and `brynge ye to vs of the fruytis of that lond. Sotheli the tyme was, whanne grapis first ripe myyten be etun thanne.
[22] And whanne thei hadden stied, thei aspieden the lond, fro the deseert of Syn `til to Rohob, as men entryth to Emath.
[23] And thei stieden to the south, and camen in to Ebron, where Achyman, and Sisai, and Tholmai, the sones of Enach, weren; for Hebron was maad bi seuen yeer bifor Thamnys, the citee of Egipt.
[24] And thei yeden til to the stronde of clustre, and kittiden doun a sioun with his grape, which twei men baren in a barre; also thei token of pumgarnadis, and of the figis of that place which is clepid Nehelescol,
[25] that is, the stronde of grape, for the sones of Israel baren a clustre fro thennus.
[26] And the aspieris of the lond, whanne thei hadden cumpassid al the cuntrey, after fourti daies camen to Moises and Aaron,
[27] and to al the cumpany of the sones of Israel, in to the deseert of Pharan which is in Cades. And `the aspieris spaken to hem, and schewiden the fruytis of the lond to al the multitude, and telden,
[28] and seiden, We camen to the lond, to which thou sentest vs, which lond treuli flowith with mylk and hony, as it may be knowun bi these fruytis;
[29] but it hath strongeste inhabiteris, and grete cytees, and wallid; we sien there the kynrede of Anachym; Amalech dwellith in the south;
[30] Ethei, and Jebusei, and Amorey dwellen in the hilli placis; forsothe Cananey dwellith bisidis the see, and bisidis the floodis of Jordan.
[31] Among thes thingis Caleph peeside the grutchyng of the puple, that was maad ayens Moises, and seide, `Stie we, and welde we the lond, for we moun gete it.
[32] Forsothe other aspieris, that weren with hym, seiden, We moun not stie to this puple, for it is strongere than we.
[33] And thei deprauyden the lond which thei hadden biholde, anentis the sones of Israel, and seiden, The lond which we cumpassiden deuourith hise dwelleris; the puple which we bihelden is of large stature; there we syen summe wondris ayens kynde,
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