Numbers 13:2 - Easy To Read Version

² “Send some men to explore the land of Canaan. This is the land that I will give to the people of Israel. Send one leader from each of the twelve family groups.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Send men to explore and scout out [for yourselves] the land of Canaan, which I give to the Israelites. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a leader or head among them.

American Standard Version (1901)

² 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.

Common English Bible

² Send out men to explore the land of Canaan, which I’m giving to the Israelites. Send one man from each ancestral tribe, each a chief among them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And there, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And there the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Numbers 13:2 Cross References

Exodus 18:25

Moses chose good men from among the people of Israel. Moses made them leaders over the people. There were rulers over 1,000 people, 100 people, 50 people, and ten people.

Numbers 1:4

One man from each and every family group {will help you}. This man will be the leader of his family group.

Numbers 11:16

The Lord said to Moses, “Bring to me 70 of the elders of Israel. These men are the leaders among the people. Bring them to the Meeting Tent. [157] Let them stand there with you.

Numbers 13:16

Those are the names of the men that Moses sent to look at and study the land. (Moses called Hoshea son of Nun by another name. Moses called him Joshua.)

Numbers 13:3

So Moses obeyed the Lord’s command. Moses sent out these leaders while the people were camped in the desert of Paran.

Numbers 32:8

Your fathers did the same thing to me. In Kadesh Barnea I sent spies to look at the land.

Numbers 34:18

and the leaders of all the family groups. There will be one leader from each family group. Those men will divide the land.

Deuteronomy 1:15

“So I took the wise and experienced men you chose from your family groups, and I made them your leaders. In this way, I gave you leaders over 1,000 people, leaders over 100 people, leaders over 50 people, leaders over 10 people. I also gave you officers for each of your family groups.

Deuteronomy 9:23

And you did not obey when the Lord told you to leave Kadesh Barnea. He said, ‘Go up and take the land I am giving you.’ But you refused to obey the Lord your God. You did not trust him. You did not listen to his command.

Joshua 3:12

Now, choose twelve men. Choose one man from each of the twelve family groups of Israel.