Numbers 13:2
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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.“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
In other translations
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.“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
Hebrew words
שְׁלַח־shelach-sendH7971לְךָlekhafor <the> yourselfאֲנָשִׁים'anashimmenH582וְיָתֻרוּveyaturuso they may spy outH8446אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] land ofH776כְּנַעַןkena'anCanaanH3667אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834אֲנִי'aniIH589נֹתֵןnoten[am] about to giveH5414לִבְנֵיlivneito [the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אִישׁ'isha manH376אֶחָד'echadoneH259אִישׁ'isha manH376אֶחָד'echadoneH259לְמַטֵּהlematehfor [the] tribe ofH4294אֲבֹתָיו'avotavancestors hisH1תִּשְׁלָחוּtishlachuyou will sendH7971כֹּלkolevery [one]H3605נָשִׂיאnasi'a leaderH5387בָהֶם׃vahemamong <the> them
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Related verses
- Deuteronomy 1:22-2522 And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. 23 And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe: 24 And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out. 25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us.22 Then all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.” 23 The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe. 24 They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land. 25 They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”
- Numbers 32:8Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh–barnea to see the land.This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
- Numbers 34:18And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.
- Numbers 11:16And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.
- Numbers 1:4And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.
- Deuteronomy 1:15So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.
- Exodus 18:25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- Joshua 2:1-241 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. 3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country. 4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. 2 And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.” 3 So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.” 4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.
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People and places
People: Jacob
Places: Canaan