Numbers 13:2 - The Scriptures 2009

² Send men to spy out the land of Kena‛an, which I am giving to the children of Yisra’ĕl. Send one man from each tribe of their fathers, 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 Mosheh chose able men out of all Yisra’ĕl, and made them heads over the people: rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Numbers 1:4

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

Numbers 11:16

Then יהוה said to Mosheh, “Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Yisra’ĕl, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them. And bring them to the Tent of Appointment, and let them stand there with you.

Numbers 13:16

These are the names of the men whom Mosheh sent to spy out the land. And Mosheh called Hoshĕa the son of Nun, Yehoshua.

Numbers 13:3

And by the mouth of יהוה Mosheh sent them from the Wilderness of Paran, all of them men who were heads of the children of Yisra’ĕl.

Numbers 32:8

“Thus your fathers did when I sent them away from Qaḏĕsh Barnĕa to see the land.

Numbers 34:18

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

Deuteronomy 1:15

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

Deuteronomy 9:23

“And when יהוה sent you from Qaḏĕsh Barnĕa, saying, ‘Go up and possess the land which I have given you,’ then you rebelled against the mouth of יהוה your Elohim, and you neither trusted Him nor listened to His voice.

Joshua 3:12

“And now, take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Yisra’ĕl, one man from every tribe.