a. But the men who had gone up with him said: Their unbelieving response was a potent combination of truth, lies, and exaggeration. i. It was true from a human perspective that they are stronger than we—but to say, “we are not able to go up against the people” was a lie. ii. It was true that they had gone through the land—but to say, “a land that devours its inhabitants” was a lie. iii. Each of the statements, “All the men whom we saw in it are men of great