According to the Rav Abarbanel and Maasei Hashem they should have not publicized their findings as they were responsible to Moshe Rabbenu sending them as it says shelach ‘lecha’. They also emphasized the negative by saying good but bad rather than saying bad but good. The Rav Malbim explains the difference between ויתורו and וירגלו. The original intention of Moshe Rabbenu was that each shevat should look at the positive qualities, what they like. This was the reason why each shevat was sent. However, they switched their mission looking for bad qualities, what they didn’t like. Moshe Rabbenu wanted them to realize that they need the help of Hashem and they cannot conquer EY by themselves because they are strong.
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