“This seemed like a good idea to me, so I chose twelve scouts, one from each of your tribes.
The Lord now said to Moses,
Your ancestors did the same thing when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to explore the land.
“But you all came to me and said, ‘First, let’s send out scouts to explore the land for us. They will advise us on the best route to take and which towns we should enter.’
They headed for the hill country and came to the valley of Eshcol and explored it.