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In this shiur for Parshat Shelach al pi Ramban, we will clarify Moshe's two-fold objective in sending the Meraglim. The scouts were meant to play two roles: לתור את הארץ, to investigate the land and reveal its great and unique positive qualities. The scouts were to bring back the wonderful fruits of the land and this would energize the people and excite them to conquer the land. Secondly, the scouts would serve as מרגלים, to reveal the weak points of the land that would allow for a successful military campain to conquer the land. Instead the Meraglim distorted their role and refused to fulfill לתור, instead intended only לרגל, to speak badly about the land & describe it to the nation as an ארץ אוכלת יושביה.
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