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Numbers 13:2

And there, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

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In The King James Version

Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.

In Context

1And the people set out from Hazeroth, and they pitched their tents in the desert of Paran.

3“Send men, who may examine the land of Canaan, which I will give to the sons of Israel, one from the rulers of each tribe.”

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Cross References

Exodus 18:25And choosing virtuous men from all of Israel, he appointed them as leaders of the people: tribunes, and leaders of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens.

Numbers 11:16And the Lord said to Moses: “Gather to me seventy men from the elders of Israel, whom you know to be elders, as well as teachers, of the people. And you shall lead them to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, and you shall cause them to stand there with you,

Numbers 32:8Did not your fathers act in the same way, when I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to explore the land?

Deuteronomy 1:15And so, I took from your tribes men, wise and noble, and I appointed them as rulers, as tribunes and centurions, and as leaders over fifty and over ten, who would teach you each thing.

Joshua 2:1And so Joshua, the son of Nun, sent two men from Shittim to explore in secret. And he said to them, “Go and consider the land and the city of Jericho.” And while traveling, they entered into the house of a harlot woman named Rahab, and they rested with her.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 13:2-21

Missions of the Twelve Spies. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. 3 And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. 4 And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. 5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat… Read the whole commentary →

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