They tookוַיִּקְחוּin their handsבְיָדָםsome of the fruitמִפְּרִיof the landהָאָרֶץand brought it downוַיּוֹרִדוּto us,אֵלֵינוּand they brought backוַיָּשִׁבוּwordדָבָרto usאֹתָנוּand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“The landהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּis givingנֹתֵןusלָנוּis good.”טוֹבָה
Deuteronomy 1:25
Study it in the app“They 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 1:25, word by word
- They tookיִּקְחוּyikchu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikchu” appears- in their handsיָדָyada
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appears- some of the fruitפְּרִיperi
fruit
What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.
Where else “peri” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- and brought it downיּוֹרִדוּyoridu
bring down
To bring something or someone to a lower place.
Where else “yoridu” appears- and they brought backיָּשִׁבוּyashivu
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yashivu” appears- wordדָבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- is givingנֹתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- is goodטוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears
The context
24They turned and went up into the hill country, came to the Valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.
25 · This verse (above)
26But you were not willing to go up, and you rebelled against the command of YHWH your Elohim.