KJV ORIGINAL
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:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Moses sent them to explore the land of Canaan, telling them, 'Go south from here and then head up into the mountain country.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Moses is giving specific directions to the twelve spies about which route to take when exploring the Promised Land.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Israel's wilderness journey when they had reached the border of the Promised Land at Kadesh-barnea. Moses selected twelve men, one from each tribe, to scout out Canaan before the entire nation would attempt to enter and conquer it. The southern route he specified would take them through the Negev desert region up into the hill country of Judea.
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