Numbers 14:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land.”

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BSBPD

“and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and they spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceeding good land.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, saying, `The land into which we have passed over to spy it, <FI>is<Fi> a very very good land;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 14:7 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 13:27And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!
  2. Numbers 13:30Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
  3. Deuteronomy 1:25They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”
  4. Deuteronomy 6:10And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,
  5. Deuteronomy 8:7For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills;
  6. Judges 18:9They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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