6. The priest told them, “Go in peace. The Lord is watching over the journey you are going on.”
7. The five men left and came to Laish. They saw that the people who were there were living securely, in the same way as the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. They were far from the Sidonians, having no alliance with anyone.
8. When the men went back to their clans at Zorah and Eshtaol, their people asked them, “What did you find out? ”
9. They answered, “Come on, let’s go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why wait? Don’t hesitate to go and invade and take possession of the land!