Numbers 13:1–16

Moses Sends Out 12 Spies

¹The Lord said to Moses, ²“Send men to explore Canaan, which I’m giving to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of their ancestors’ tribes.” 

³So at the Lord’s command, Moses sent these men from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites. 

⁴These are their names: 

Shammua, son of Zaccur, from the tribe of Reuben; 

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

⁶Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah; 

⁷Igal, son of Joseph, from the tribe of Issachar; 

⁸Hoshea, son of Nun, from the tribe of Ephraim; 

⁹Palti, son of Raphu, from the tribe of Benjamin; 

¹⁰Gaddiel, son of Sodi, from the tribe of Zebulun; 

¹¹Gaddi, son of Susi, from the tribe of Joseph (that is, the tribe of Manasseh); 

¹²Ammiel, son of Gemalli, from the tribe of Dan; 

¹³Sethur, son of Michael, from the tribe of Asher; 

¹⁴Nahbi, son of Vophsi, from the tribe of Naphtali; 

¹⁵Geuel, son of Machi, from the tribe of Gad. 

¹⁶These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. But Moses gave Hoshea, son of Nun, the name Joshua.