"They turnedand wentup into the hillcountry,and cameto the valleyof Eshcoland spiedit out.
"Howis the land,is it fatorlean?Are theretreesin it ornot? Makean effortthen to getsomeof the fruitof the land."Now the timewas the timeof the firstripegrapes.
"For when they wentup to the valleyof Eshcoland sawthe land,they discouragedthe sonsof Israelso that they did not gointo the landwhichthe LORDhad giventhem.
"The thingpleasedme and I tooktwelveof your men,onemanfor each tribe.
"Then they took[some] of the fruitof the landin their handsand broughtit downto us; and they broughtus backa reportand said,'It is a goodlandwhichthe LORDour Godis about to giveus.'
