Deuteronomy 1:24

What does Deuteronomy 1:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 1:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and they turned and went up into the hill-country, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and they turned and went up into the hill-country, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And they went up into the hill-country and came to the valley of Eshcol, and saw what was there.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And they turn and go up to the hill-country, and come in unto the valley of Eshcol, and spy it,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Who, when they had set forward and had gone up to the mountains, came as far as the valley of the cluster: and having viewed the land,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.

Context

v.23And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:

v.24This passage

v.25And 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 2:1

    And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.

  • Numbers 13:21

    So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.

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