Numbers 13:10-27

¹⁰Of the lynage of Beniamyn, Phalti, the sone of Raphu.

¹¹Of the lynage of Zabulon, Gediel, the sone of Sodi.

¹²Of the lynage of Joseph, of the gouernaunce of Manasses, Gaddi, the sone of Susy.

¹³Of the lynage of Dan, Amyel, the sone of Gemalli.

¹⁴Of the lynage of Aser, Sur, the sone of Mychael.

¹⁵Of the lynage of Neptalym, Nabdi, the sone of Napsi.

¹⁶Of the lynage of Gad, Guel, the sone of Machi.

¹⁷These ben the names of men, which Moises sente to biholde the lond of Canaan; and he clepide Osee, the sone of Nun, Josue.

¹⁸Therfor 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,

¹⁹biholde 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;

²⁰whether that lond is good, ethir yuel; what maner citees ben, wallid, ether without wallis;

²¹whether 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.

²²And whanne thei hadden stied, thei aspieden the lond, fro the deseert of Syn `til to Rohob, as men entryth to Emath.

²³And 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.

²⁴And 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,

²⁵that is, the stronde of grape, for the sones of Israel baren a clustre fro thennus.

²⁶And the aspieris of the lond, whanne thei hadden cumpassid al the cuntrey, after fourti daies camen to Moises and Aaron,

²⁷and 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,