22. They went up into the arid southern plain and entered Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of the Anakites, lived. (Hebron was built seven years before Tanis in Egypt.)
23. Then they entered the Cluster ravine, cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and carried it on a pole between them. They also took pomegranates and figs.
24. That place was called the Cluster ravine because of the cluster of grapes that the Israelites cut down from there.
25. They returned from exploring the land after forty days.
26. They went directly to Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community in the Paran desert at Kadesh. They brought back a report to them and to the entire community and showed them the land’s fruit.
27. Then they gave their report: "We entered the land to which you sent us. It’s actually full of milk and honey, and this is its fruit.
28. There are, however, powerful people who live in the land. The cities have huge fortifications. And we even saw the descendants of the Anakites there.