Numbers 13:17-20

Numbers 13:17-20

And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:

And see the land, what it is, and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;

And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

a. The instructions Moses gave the spies was to completely search out the land, to search out the strengths and weaknesses of the inhabitants, if the cities are walled or not and find out the natural resources of the land and secure a sample of edible fruit if possible.