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Numbers 13:3

IsraelMosesParan

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.”

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

4 and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

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BSB
So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
KJV
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.
WEB
Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of the LORD. All of them were men who were heads of the children of Israel.
ASV
And Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of Jehovah: all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel.
DARBY
And Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran: according to the commandment of Jehovah, all of them heads of the children of Israel.
BLB
And Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran according to the mouth of YHWH; all the men were heads of the sons of Israel.
ÅB
Da sendte Moses dem fra ørkenen Paran etter Herrens ord; alle var de overhoder for Israels barn.
OTB
Så på Herrens befaling sendte Moses dem fra ørkenen Paran, alle sammen ledere for israelittene.
B1930
Da sendte Moses dem fra ørkenen Paran efter Herrens ord; alle var de overhoder for Israels barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 12:16

    After that, the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.

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  • Numbers 32:8

    This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.

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  • Deuteronomy 1:19

    And just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,

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  • Deuteronomy 9:23

    And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.

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  • Deuteronomy 1:23

    The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

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