Deuteronomy 1:25

Verse

They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”

American Standard Version (1901)

And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which Jehovah our God giveth unto us.

Bible in Basic English

And taking in their hands some of the fruit of the land, they came down again to us, and gave us their account, saying, It is a good land which the Lord our God is giving us.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Taking of the fruits thereof, to shew its fertility, they brought them to us, and said: The land is good, which the Lord our God will give us.

Free Bible Version

They brought back some of the country's fruit, carrying it down to us, and gave us the report: “The Lord our God is giving us good land.”

Geneva Bible 1599

And tooke of the fruite of the land in their hands, and brought it vnto vs, and brought vs worde againe, and sayd, It is a good land, which the Lord our God doeth giue vs.

King James (Authorized) Version

And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.

One Unity Resource Bible

They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, “It is a good land which Yahweh Eloheikhem [Yahweh our God] gives to us.”

Translation for Translators

They picked some of the fruit that they found there and brought it to us. They reported that the land that Yahweh our God was giving to us is very good/fertile.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

They took some of the produce of the land in their hands and brought it down to us. They also brought us word and said, 'It is a good land that Yahweh our God is giving to us.'

Noah Webster Bible

And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.

World English Bible

They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, “It is a good land which Yahweh our God gives to us.”

Young's Literal Translation

and they take with their hand of the fruit of the land, and bring down unto us, and bring us back word, and say, Good is the land which Jehovah our God is giving to us.

Context

Twelve Spies Sent Out

²⁴They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land.²⁵They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”

Summary

In this verse, the Israelites are recounting their journey through the wilderness and the report of the spies who had explored the Promised Land. The spies' description of the land as good but inhabited by strong and numerous people caused fear and doubt among the Israelites. This lack of faith led to disobedience and rebellion against God's promise to give them the land. The verse serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of unbelief and the importance of trusting in God's faithfulness and power to fulfill His promises.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands,.... Besides the cluster of grapes, which was carried between two men on a staff; even pomegranates and figs, Num 13:23, and brought it down unto us; who lay encamped at the bottom of the mountain: and brought us word again; what sort of a land it was: and said, it is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us; that is, Caleb and Joshua, two of the spies, said this, as the Targum of Jonathan expresses it, and so Jarchi; yea, all of them agreed in this, and said at first that it was a land flowing with milk and honey, Num 13:27.