So the Israelites began their journey. They left the desert of Sinai and traveled until the cloud stopped in the desert of Paran.
Numbers 13:3 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version So Moses obeyed the Lord’s command and sent out the Israelite leaders while the people were camped in the desert of Paran. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Moses by the command of the Lord sent scouts from the Wilderness of Paran, all of them men who were heads of the Israelites. American Standard Version (1901) And Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of Jehovah: all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel. Common English Bible So Moses sent them out from the Paran desert according to the LORD’s command. All the men were leaders among the Israelites. Catholic Public Domain Version "Send men, who may examine the land of Canaan, which I will give to the sons of Israel, one from the rulers of each tribe." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Send men to view the land of Chanaan, which I will give to the children of Israel: one of every tribe, of the rulers. |
So the Israelites began their journey. They left the desert of Sinai and traveled until the cloud stopped in the desert of Paran.
After that the people left Hazeroth and traveled to the desert of Paran where they set up camp.
“Send some men to explore the land of Canaan. I will give this land to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of the twelve tribes.”
The Israelites were camped near Kadesh, in the desert of Paran. The men went to Moses and Aaron and all the Israelites. They told Moses, Aaron, and all the people what they saw and showed them the fruit from the land.
These are their names: from the tribe of Reuben—Shammua son of Zaccur;
Your fathers did the same thing to me. In Kadesh Barnea I sent spies to look at the land.
“These are the men who will help you divide the land: Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun,
“So we obeyed the Lord our God. We left Mount Horeb and went to the hill country of the Amorites. You remember that big, terrible desert that we walked through. We came as far as Kadesh Barnea.
“I thought that was a good idea. So I chose twelve men from among you, one man from each tribe.
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.
Samuel died. All the Israelites met together and mourned his death. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David moved to the desert of Maon.