And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.
And they said, 'Get up, so we can go attack them! We have seen the land, and look—it is very good. Why are you just sitting there? Don't be lazy about going in to take possession of the land.'
The writer is showing how the Danite scouts urged their people to stop hesitating and boldly take the good land they had discovered.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the story of the tribe of Dan, who were struggling to secure their assigned territory in the Promised Land. Five Danite spies had been sent to scout out new land and discovered the peaceful, isolated city of Laish in the far north. They returned to convince their kinsmen to abandon their difficult situation in the south and conquer this easier target.
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