Logos Bible Study

Numbers 13:1–3

Good News TranslationOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

The Spies

13The Lord said to Moses, 2“Choose one of the leaders from each of the twelve tribes and send them as spies to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites.” 3–15Moses obeyed and from the wilderness of Paran he sent out leaders, as follows:

TribeLeader

ReubenShammua son of Zaccur

SimeonShaphat son of Hori

JudahCaleb son of Jephunneh

IssacharIgal son of Joseph

EphraimHoshea son of Nun

BenjaminPalti son of Raphu

ZebulunGaddiel son of Sodi

ManassehGaddi son of Susi

DanAmmiel son of Gemalli

AsherSethur son of Michael

NaphtaliNahbi son of Vophsi

GadGeuel son of Machi

Read in Logos

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them.” So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord said to Moses, “Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.”

So at the Lord’s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord spoke to Moses: “Send men to scout out the land of Canaan I am giving to the Israelites. Send one man who is a leader among them from each of their ancestral tribes.” Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran at the Lord’s command. All the men were leaders in Israel.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord now said to Moses, “Send out men to explore the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of the twelve ancestral tribes.” So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He sent out twelve men, all tribal leaders of Israel, from their camp in the wilderness of Paran.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Send for yourself men, and let them explore the land of Canaan, which I am about to give to the Israelites; from each tribe of his father send one man, everyone a leader among them.” So Moses sent them from the desert of Paran on the command of Yahweh; all of the men were leaders of the Israelites.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. 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.