Deuteronomy 1:24

24 And they {set out}^[a] and {went up into the hill country},^[b] and they went up to the wadi^[c] of Eschol, and they spied out [the land].

Deuteronomy 1:24 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:24

And they turned and went up into the mountain
As they were ordered and directed by Moses, ( Numbers 13:17 )

and came unto the valley of Eshcol;
so called from the cluster of grapes they cut down there, as they returned:

and searched it out;
the whole land, and so were capable of giving a particular account of it.

Deuteronomy 1:24 In-Context

22 "Then all of you approached me, and [you] said, 'Let us send men {before us}, and let them explore the land for us, and let them bring back {a report} to us [concerning] the way that {we should take} [and concerning] the cities that we shall come to.'

23 The plan was good {in my opinion}, and [so] I took from [among] you twelve men, {one from each tribe}.

24 And they {set out} and {went up into the hill country}, and they went up to the wadi of Eschol, and they spied out [the land].

25 They took in their hands {some of the fruit} of the land, and they brought [it] down to us, and they brought to us back {a report}, and they said, 'The land that Yahweh our God [is] giving to us [is] good.'

26 But you were not willing to go up, and you rebelled against the {command} of Yahweh your God.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "turned"
• [b]. Literally "went up toward the hill [country] mountain"
• [c]. A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season