Verse 2
Numbers 13:2
Free Bible Version
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“Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, the country I'm giving to the Israelites. Choose one of the leaders from each of the tribes to go and do this.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
שְׁלַח לְ/ךָ֣ אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וְ/יָתֻ֨רוּ֙ אֶת אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן אֲשֶׁר אֲנִ֥י נֹתֵ֖ן לִ/בְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָד֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד לְ/מַטֵּ֤ה אֲבֹתָי/ו֙ תִּשְׁלָ֔חוּ כֹּ֖ל נָשִׂ֥יא בָ/הֶֽם
English Translation
Send men and let them scout the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; one man from each tribe of his fathers you shall send, every one a leader among them.
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Chapter 13 Context
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The Lord told Moses,
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“Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, the country I'm giving to the Israelites. Choose one o...
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Moses did as the Lord had ordered and sent the men out from the Desert of Paran. They were all leade...
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Their names were: Shammua son of Zaccur, from the tribe of Reuben.
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Shaphat, son of Hori, from the tribe of Simeon.
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Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah.
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Igal, son of Joseph, from the tribe of Issachar.
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Hoshea, son of Nun, from the tribe of Ephraim.
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Palti son of Raphu, from the tribe of Benjamin.
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Gaddiel, son of Sodi, from the tribe of Zebulun.
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Gaddi, son of Susi, from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph).
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Ammiel, son of Gemalli, from the tribe of Dan.
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Sethur, son of Michael, from the tribe of Asher.
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Nahbi, son of Vophsi, from the tribe of Naphtali.
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Geuel, son of Machi, from the tribe of Gad.
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These were the names of the men that Moses sent to explore the country. Moses called Hoshea Joshua.
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Moses sent them out to explore the land of Canaan, telling them, “Go through the Negev and on into t...
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See what the place looks like, and find out about the people living there—are they strong or weak? A...
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Is the land where they're living good or bad? Are their towns like open camps, or do they have defen...
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Is the soil productive or not? Is it forested? Be brave, and bring back some of the country's fruit....
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So the men went and explored the land all the way from the Desert of Zin to Rehob, bear Lebo-hamath.
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They went through the Negev and arrived in Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants...
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When they arrived at the Valley of Eshcol they chopped down a branch that had just one bunch of grap...
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(The place was named the Valley of Eshcol because of the bunch of grapes they took from there.)
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They went to see Moses and Aaron, and all the Israelites gathered there at their camp in Kadesh in t...
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This is the report they gave to Moses: “We went and explored the country you sent us to, and it is d...
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But the people living there are strong, and their towns are big and have defensive walls. We also sa...
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The Amalekites live in the Negev. The Hittites, Jebusites, and the Amorites live in the hill country...
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Then Caleb asked for quiet as the people stood before Moses and told them, “Let's go and take over t...
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But the men who had gone with him disagreed. “We can't go and fight these people! They're much stron...
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They spread a negative report among the Israelites about the country they had explored. They told pe...
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We even saw giants there—people descended from Anak the giant! Compared to them we looked like grass...
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