Numbers 13:2 - New King James Version

² “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; from each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.”

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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

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.

Numbers 1:4

And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father’s house.

Numbers 11:16

So the Lord said to Moses: “Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with you.

Numbers 13:16

These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua.

Numbers 13:3

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 children of Israel.

Numbers 32:8

Thus your fathers did when I sent them away from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.

Numbers 34:18

And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance.

Deuteronomy 1:15

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and knowledgeable men, and made them heads over you, leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, leaders of tens, and officers for your tribes.

Deuteronomy 9:23

Likewise, when the Lord sent you from Kadesh Barnea, saying, ‘Go up and possess the land which I have given you,’ then you rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and you did not believe Him nor obey His voice.

Joshua 3:12

Now therefore, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from every tribe.