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Numbers 13:2

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1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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.

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BSB
“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.”
KJV
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.
WEB
“Send men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. Of every tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a prince among them.”
ASV
Send thou men, that they may spy out 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 prince among them.
DARBY
Send thou men, that they may search out the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel. Ye shall send a man of every tribe of his fathers, each a prince among them.
BLB
“Send men, and they shall spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel. One man—you⁺ shall send one man for the tribe of their fathers, each one a leader among them.”
ÅB
Send avsted menn for å utspeide Kana'ans land, som jeg nå vil gi Israels barn! En mann for hver fedrenestamme skal dere sende; hver av dem skal være en høvding blant folket.
OTB
"Send menn for å utforske Kanaans land, som jeg gir til israelittene. Du skal sende en mann fra hver av deres fedres stammer, hver en leder blant dem."
B1930
Send avsted menn for å utspeide Kana'ans land, som jeg nu vil gi Israels barn! En mann for hver fedrenestamme skal I sende; hver av dem skal være en høvding blandt folket.

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  • Deuteronomy 1:22–25

    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.

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  • Numbers 32:8

    Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.

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  • Numbers 34:18

    And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.

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  • Exodus 18:25

    And 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.

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  • Deuteronomy 1:15

    So 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.

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  • Numbers 11:16

    And 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.

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  • Numbers 1:4

    And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

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  • Joshua 2:1–24

    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.

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