Wycliffe - Numbers - 13

13:1  And the puple yede forth fro Asseroth, whanne the tentis weren set in the deseert of Pharan.

13:2  And there the Lord spak to Moises,

13:3  and seide, Sende thou men that schulen biholde the lond of Canaan, which Y schal yyue to the sones of Israel, of ech lynage o man of the princes.

13:4  Moises dide that that the Lord comaundide , and sente fro the deseert of Pharan princes, men of whiche these ben the names.

13:5  Of the lynage of Ruben, Semmya, the sone of Zectur.

13:6  Of the lynage of Symeon, Saphat, the sone of Hury.

13:7  Of the lynage of Juda, Caleph, the sone of Jephone.

13:8  Of the lynage of Isachar, Igal, the sone of Joseph.

13:9  Of the lynage of Effraym, Osee, the sone of Nun.

13:10  Of the lynage of Beniamyn, Phalti, the sone of Raphu.

13:11  Of the lynage of Zabulon, Gediel, the sone of Sodi.

13:12  Of the lynage of Joseph, of the gouernaunce of Manasses, Gaddi, the sone of Susy.

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

13:14  Of the lynage of Aser, Sur, the sone of Mychael.

13:15  Of the lynage of Neptalym, Nabdi, the sone of Napsi.

13:16  Of the lynage of Gad, Guel, the sone of Machi.

13:17  These ben the names of men, which Moises sente to biholde the lond of Canaan; and he clepide Osee, the sone of Nun, Josue.

13:18  Therfor 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,

13:19  biholde 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;

13:20  whether that lond is good, ethir yuel; what maner citees ben, wallid, ether without wallis;

13:21  whether 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.

13:22  And whanne thei hadden stied, thei aspieden the lond, fro the deseert of Syn `til to Rohob, as men entryth to Emath.

13:23  And 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.

13:24  And 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,

13:25  that is, the stronde of grape, for the sones of Israel baren a clustre fro thennus.

13:26  And the aspieris of the lond, whanne thei hadden cumpassid al the cuntrey, after fourti daies camen to Moises and Aaron,

13:27  and 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,

13:28  and seiden, We camen to the lond, to which thou sentest vs, which lond treuli flowith with mylk and hony, as it may be knowun bi these fruytis;

13:29  but it hath strongeste inhabiteris, and grete cytees, and wallid; we sien there the kynrede of Anachym; Amalech dwellith in the south;

13:30  Ethei, and Jebusei, and Amorey dwellen in the hilli placis; forsothe Cananey dwellith bisidis the see, and bisidis the floodis of Jordan.

13:31  Among thes thingis Caleph peeside the grutchyng of the puple, that was maad ayens Moises, and seide, `Stie we, and welde we the lond, for we moun gete it.

13:32  Forsothe other aspieris, that weren with hym, seiden, We moun not stie to this puple, for it is strongere than we.

13:33  And thei deprauyden the lond which thei hadden biholde, anentis the sones of Israel, and seiden, The lond which we cumpassiden deuourith hise dwelleris; the puple which we bihelden is of large stature; there we syen summe wondris ayens kynde,

13:34  of the sones of Enach, of the kynde of geauntis, to whiche we weren comparisound, and weren seien as locustis.