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They turnedוַיִּפְנוּand went upוַיַּעֲלוּinto the hill country,הָהָרָהcameוַיָּבֹאוּtoעַדthe Valleyנַחַלof Eshcol,אֶשְׁכֹּלand spied it out.וַיְרַגְּלוּ אֹתָהּ
Deuteronomy 1:24
Study it in the app“They turned and went up into the hill country, came to the Valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 1:24, word by word
- They turnedיִּפְנוּyifnu
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “yifnu” appears- and went upיַּעֲלוּyaalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appears- into the hill countryהָרָhara
hill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “hara” appears- cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- the Valleyנַחַלnachal
valley
The hollow the water runs through.
Where else “nachal” appears- of Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּלeshkol
Eshcol
Eshcol, an Amorite ally of Abram, brother of Mamre; also a valley near Hebron.
Where else “eshkol” appears- and spied it outיְרַגְּלוּyeraglu
spy
To go through a land secretly to learn about it; the scouts.
Where else “yeraglu” appears
The context
23The thing was good in my eyes, and I took twelve men from among you, one man for each tribe.
24 · This verse (above)
25They took in their hands some of the fruit of the land and brought it down to us, and they brought back word to us and said, “The land that YHWH our Elohim is giving us is good.”