2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 13:2:1 ⧉שְׁלַח־לְךָ֣shelakhlekhaSend for yourself Numbers 13:2:2 ⧉אֲנָשִׁ֗יםanashimmen Numbers 13:2:3 ⧉וְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙veyaturuand they shall spy out Numbers 13:2:4 ⧉אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץeteretzthe land of Numbers 13:2:5 ⧉כְּנַ֔עַןkenaanCanaan Numbers 13:2:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥יasheraneewhich I Numbers 13:2:7 ⧉נֹתֵ֖ןnotenam giving Numbers 13:2:8 ⧉לִבְנֵ֣יlivneito the children of Numbers 13:2:9 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsrael Numbers 13:2:10 ⧉אִ֣ישׁisha man Numbers 13:2:11 ⧉אֶחָד֩ekhadone Numbers 13:2:12 ⧉אִ֨ישׁisheach man Numbers 13:2:13 ⧉אֶחָ֜דekhadone Numbers 13:2:14 ⧉לְמַטֵּ֤הlematehfor the tribe of Numbers 13:2:15 ⧉אֲבֹתָיו֙avotavtheir fathers Numbers 13:2:16 ⧉תִּשְׁלָ֔חוּtishlakhuyou shall send Numbers 13:2:17 ⧉כֹּ֖לkolevery Numbers 13:2:18 ⧉נָשִׂ֥יאnasichief Numbers 13:2:19 ⧉בָהֶֽם׃vahemamong them |
2. Formal Translation Send for yourself men that they may explore the land of Canaan, which I {Yahweh, Promise Giver} am giving to the sons of Israel. From each tribe of his fathers you shall send one man, every one a leader among them. |
2. Dynamic Translation Have some men sent out to scout the land of Canaan, which I {Yahweh, Promise Sponsor} am giving to the people of Israel. Send one man from each ancestral tribe, and make sure each is a recognized leader among them. |