Numbers 13:1

And the LORD said to Moses,

2 “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.”

3 So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the LORD said to Moses,
KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
WEB
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
ASV
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
DARBY
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
BLB
And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
ÅB
Og Herren talte til Moses og sa:
OTB
Da talte Herren til Moses og sa,
B1930
Og Herren talte til Moses og sa:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study