Numbers 13:4
Verse 4 of 33. The 13th of 36 chapters in Numbers, in The Law.
1And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2Send 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.
3And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
4And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
5Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
6Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
7Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
8Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.
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Numbers 13:4 in the World English Bible
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Matthew Henry on Numbers 13:4
The persons nominated that were to be employed in this service (v. 4, &c.), one of each tribe, that it might appear to be the act of the people in general; and rulers, person of figure in their respective tribes, some of the rulers of thousands or hundreds, to put the greater credit upon their embassy.
Read Matthew Henry on Numbers 13:1–20: Missions of the Twelve Spies. (b. c. 1490.)
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