Spies Are Sent into Canaan—Numbers 13:1-33

<p><strong>Numbers 13:1–33 (NKJV)</strong></p><p><strong>1</strong> And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, <strong>2</strong> “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.”</p><p><strong>3</strong> So Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who <em>were</em> heads of the children of Israel. <strong>4</strong> Now these <em>were</em> their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; <strong>5</strong> from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; <strong>6</strong> from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh; <strong>7</strong> from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; <strong>8</strong> from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun; <strong>9</strong> from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; <strong>10</strong> from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; <strong>11</strong> from the tribe of Joseph, <em>that is,</em> from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi; <strong>12</strong> from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; <strong>13</strong> from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; <strong>14</strong> from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; <strong>15</strong> from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.</p><p><strong>16</strong> These <em>are</em> the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua.</p><p><strong>17</strong> Then Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this <em>way</em> into the South, and go up to the mountains, <strong>18</strong> and see what the land is like: whether the people who dwell in it <em>are</em> strong or weak, few or many; <strong>19</strong> whether the land they dwell in <em>is</em> good or bad; whether the cities they inhabit <em>are</em> like camps or strongholds; <strong>20</strong> whether the land <em>is</em> rich or poor; and whether there are forests there or not. Be of good courage. And bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time <em>was</em> the season of the first ripe grapes.</p><p><strong>21</strong> So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath. <strong>22</strong> And they went up through the South and came to Hebron; Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, <em